[Ishu]

November 24th, Knoxville.

Her eyes shut and she inhaled a soft breath as he spoke. Her mind felt tense and her body still felt rather weak. She tried to lift herself up but failed, then tried just her arm. Her hand had arched but as for getting up, her fingertips still touched the mattress. Her head shifted from side to side, slowly, as she began to test the capabilities of her body. She wouldn't be able to move on her own, not a sufficient amount.

She looked at him when he said his name. Her lips parted but nothing came out. It looked like she tried to speak but still, nothing. After the failure, she eased into the mattress as she relaxed or, quite likely, felt more drained than before. She could not speak, or did not have the energy to, though both were likely.