Chapter 301

After the medical staff left, Maria Lewis went to the bathroom to splash some water on her face. She stretched a bit in the hallway, then opened a window to get a breath of fresh air. Only then did she really feel awake. Sleeping a few solid hours did wonders—she finally felt a bit more human. A new day meant new stuff to deal with, new joys, new headaches. She headed back into the room and noticed a lunchbox sitting on the bench. It had Anwen Hospital’s logo on it—must be part of the daily meals the hospital staff brings around, like Angela Johnson mentioned. Daniel Lewis was still unconscious. Since he was expected to wake up in a few days, they hadn’t inserted a feeding tube—he was on IV nutrition. So the meal must be for James Bennett. The food had already gone cold: a bowl of plain porridge, two meat dishes, two veggies. Fish and beef for protein, some greens for vitamins. Everything looked really bland, not particularly appetizing. Only the scrambled eggs with tomato seemed decen