Everybody laughed and we enjoyed the breakfast before the working life began again. When Jenny and Max left Carmen kissed me softly.

“Shane… Look, I don’t want to spoil your happiness about the plaster. But you know that it doesn’t mean that you can immediately walk, right?”

“Yeah…I know…but it’s the first step, right?”

“Right.”

She smiled happily and hugged me.

“I love you…”

“I love you, too Shane.”

“Hey I need new underwear and jeans. Would you like to go shopping after your appointment at the hospital?”

“Uh let me think…underwear…okay!”

She laughed and slapped me playfully.

“Okay, come on get dressed or we’re going to be late.”

“Alright.”

Carmen’s POV

We arrived at the hospital and Shane was taken into a room where a nurse took of the plaster. I waited for her which seems to last an iternity. Finally Shane came out with a splint and her crutches.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Yeah…The nurse said that I’ll have to wear that splint all the time. I’m only allowed to get it off when I sleep.”

“Well that doesn’t sound too bad, right?”

“Yeah…I have to wait until Dr. Roberts comes so that he can tell me what happens next.”

“Alright.”

We waited a couple of minutes before Dr. Roberts came. He led us to his office.

“So, Ms. McCutcheon. How are you?”

“I’m good. I just can’t wait to walk normally again.”

“Well, it will take a couple of weeks until you’ll be able to walk normally. Your foot hasn’t been burdened for weeks which means that you have to go to a physiotherapie thrice weekly to train your muscles. After three weeks you’ll be able to walk without the crutches which still doesn’t mean that you’ll be able to walk normally. It will take time untill you can walk or run normally. At the beginning it’ll hurt a bit, but I’m sure that you will handle it well. Again I’ll remind you to take things slowly. Don’t overstrain yourself.”

“I will take care of her, Dr. Roberts.”