Chapter 4: Learning to Walk Again
Six months passed.
Margaret awaited trial.
Every news station in the country covered the case.
Meanwhile, Ethan devoted himself to Ava's recovery.
Physical therapy became their daily routine.
Some days ended with tears.
Others ended with laughter.
One afternoon, Ava managed to stand between the parallel bars for nearly thirty seconds.
The therapists applauded.
Ethan couldn't speak.
He simply cried.
Ava smiled through exhausted tears.
"I told you..."
"I'm still here."
A year after the investigation began, surgeons performed an experimental procedure that repaired previously untreated spinal damage caused by the original fall.
Recovery was slow.
Painful.
But steady.
Then one quiet morning...
Ava took her first independent step.
Then another.
Ethan stood only a few feet away, unable to believe what he was seeing.
She crossed the room and wrapped her arms around him.
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Neither of them said a word.
They didn't need to.
