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She walked over and made me lie back down. Touching and bending my ankle, she assessed it
for damage and finally shook her head when finished.
"You're lucky. With all the noise you made coming in here, I thought your foot had been
amputated. Must have just been shock." She stepped back. "I'd feel better if you sat out from
your normal trainings tomorrow, but otherwise, you're good to go.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't remember my hysteria— and was actually kind of
embarrassed that I'd thrown such a fit— but I had been right about the problems this would
have caused me if I'd broken or sprained it. I couldn't afford to lose any time here; I needed to
take my trials and graduate in the spring.
Dr. Olendzki gave me the okay to go and then left the room. Dimitri walked over to another
chair and brought me my shoes and coat. Looking at him, I felt a warm flush sweep me as I
recalled what had happened before the doctor had entered.
He watched as I slipped one of the shoes on. "You have a guardian angel.”
"I don't believe in angels," I told him. "I believe in what I can do for myself.”
"Well then, you have an amazing body." I glanced up at him with a questioning look. "For
healing, I mean. I heard about the accident….”
He didn't specify which accident it was, but it could be only one. Talking about it normally
bothered me, but with him, I felt I could say anything.
"Everyone said I shouldn't have survived," I explained. "Because of where I sat and the way the
car hit the tree. Lissa was really the only one in a secure spot. She and I walked away with only
a few scratches.”
"And you don't believe in angels or miracles.”
"Nope. I—”
Truly, it is a miracle. You lead a charmed life….