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The evening drew in and we all remained together, talking intermittently, interrupted only by supper and the final call to go to bed. I was told I had to remain up for a while due to observation needs so I did so, hovering in the dining room, waiting to be told when I could go to bed.

Harriet popped her head in, and seeing me alone, joined me at my table. Within a few minutes she had rescued a set of Jenga and we were playing with intense concentration, anything to keep our minds off other, less pleasant topics. Once the game had finished she went to bed but I remained, sitting, deep in thought, until a health care assistant discovered me and told me I could go to bed.

I settled myself between the cold, clinical hospital sheets and waited for sleep to steal me away from myself.