On the bed Daphne opened her eyes and looked around. Unable to recognize anything around her she tried to sit up . Immediately, flashes of memory started to register in her head . She remembered that she had been kidnapped and there was an explosion. Then she remembered being rescued by someone who had a dog.
Just then Rocky ran towards her and perched on the side of the bed sticking out his tongue and wagging his tail at her seemingly excited to have a new friend.
"Hello there! " Daphne said with a radiant smile and reached down to pick him up. As if momentarily forgetting all her troubles she began playing with the dog, tickling it and playing silly games. Both Daphne and Rocky were so absorbed in their play that they didn't notice Dale walking into the room and sitting on the armchair in the corner.
Dale sat there watching them for a while accessing the girls condition.
Then Asher walked in and stood beside him watching them as well.
"She must have suffered a lot in the past" Dale said. " The way she is able to push aside all her problems as if they never existed to begin with just to enjoy a little moment of joy. "
Asher turned to look at the happy pair once again his eyes focused on the girl for a while then he replied."let's hope it doesn't affect her recovery"
Finally Rocky noticed them and ran over to greet them . Daphne looked up and met their gaze. She just stared at them for a while, her face void of any emotions. The stare down only lasted a few minutes before it was broken by the doctor's chaotic entrance.
Smith stumbled into the room in a rushed manner, throwing all his files and documents to the ground in the process.
With an embarrassed look on his face, Smith picked up the papers scattered at his feet and looked up finally reading the room.
"Did I interrupt something?" He asked cautiously.
Dale replied smilingly "No Smith, Little girl here was just waiting on you for her checkup"
"Ah of course" Smith replied and turned to Daphne earning a grimace from her.
Smith tilted his head, examining her closely looking confused. He walked towards her and picked up her arms for closer inspection then placed them on the sheets and stood in a daze for awhile.
Dale who was still sitting up in his chair looked worried as he observed the doctor's expressions. Unable to hold his curiosity any longer he finally decided to ask. "Is there a problem Doctor ?"
Smith finally woke up from his little trance and answered in one breath. "It seems that her injuries are disappearing one by one, and at a shocking rate!"
Just then the butler came in holding a file. He handed the file to Dale and whispered a few words in his ear, then left the room again as quickly as he came in.
Dale opened the file and pulled out a stack of papers."Well your background check just came in ". He said looking at the girl on the bed.
"Can you tell me your name?" He asked searching for a reaction on her face.
"Daphne is my given name " she said looking directly at him. She wasn't scared, she was familiar with the way rich people think and she knew all she had to do was answer all the questions she would be asked truthfully and they would get along better from there.
She just has to be careful, That's all.