Anika:
My head snaps up. “Jenny’s awake?”
I don’t wait for confirmation. “Give me a sec, Matteo,” I say, already slipping through the doorway and practically sprinting down the hall to her room.
And yeah, there she is. Eyes open. Still lying flat, but awake. Breathing.
I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding, rush and drag a chair over, before sinking into it like my legs just gave up.
“Grandma…” My voice comes out weirdly small. I reach for her hand, and then wrap mine around it gently. “How’re you feeling?”
She gives me a tired smile. “B… better,” she says, then raises her other hand with a little wince. “Can you help me sit up?”
“Yeah. Yeah, of course.” I shoot up and carefully help her into a sitting position. It takes a second, but eventually, she’s propped up against th
