Chapter 12

After a week of recovery, Cara's health was nearly restored. The first thing she did after completing the discharge procedures was to visit her father. He was undergoing a series of pre-surgical treatments and tests, and if all went well, he would soon receive a transplant of artificial hematopoietic stem cells. Gilbert stood beside her, hands in his coat pockets, quietly accompanying her in his white lab coat. Looking at her father, whose cheeks were gradually regaining color, Cara felt...