Chapter 46: You're Incredible (2)

Samantha's whimpering reduced till it stopped totally. 'You are really incredible, do you know that?' I asked, filled with genuine admiration for her  'How so?' she asked wiping her eyes, and sneezing into the handkerchief I pulled from my bed drawer and gave to her. 'You were suffering such pain and you gave nobody any indication of what you had been through? You went about smiling and trying to make me feel happy and well', I said. 'But you are also, incredible', she said smiling at me tremulously. 'You endured what you did from a very young age, and didn't even let on'. 'I have apologised, Samantha', I said, sorrowfully. 'I'm not complaining. Far from it! I'm just stating a fact', she said  'Which is?' I asked, sceptically. 'That we're one of a kind. We are brave and woe betide anyone who messes with us!' she said, with an attempt at a joke and we both burst out laughing, hugging and crying all at the same time. 'Okay, enough about me and sad tales', she said wiping her eyes again.