Chapter111: Taking A Stand

Chapter 111: TAKING A STAND XENOIS  I stared at the long pile of pack reports that had piled up on my desk during the days that I haven't been at work but in the hospital, and all the words seemed to be blurring together as I tried to focus on anything other than the empty silence that was a constant fixture in my office these days.  The hospital had released me this morning despite their insistence that I stay and recuperate more, but I couldn't bear the thought of staying in that room and keep thinking about my family or going home to that house where every room held memories of Lumina and Ollie. "You should be resting," Thorne said from his chair that was across my desk, his voice filled with concern that he had been showing since he picked me up from the hospital.  "The doctors said you need to take it easy for at least a week." "I can't rest," I replied, not looking up from the reports I wasn't actually reading, but trying to make myself look busy just for show. "Not when they're