Ariel was getting better, which was great. It meant that pretty soon she would be able to achieve her goal of being able to cook for her loved ones. She knew that that would be happening sooner rather than later because her body was visibly stronger. When she did physio, she no longer felt as though every single exercise were out to finish the job that the attacker had started. A thought she'd had quite often in the beginning.
Workouts that had used to leave her feeling out of breath were now a breeze. She stayed awake longer even after her physio sessions, her body needing less sleep. And it was this new development, her lack of naps throughout the day and night that finally allowed Ariel to realize that something had changed and not for the better. When she had been at the hospital, Tristan had barely ever left. And even then, he had only done so because both Ariel and Lucy had been nagging him. But now after coming home, the situation was completely different.
