nadia exhaled sharply as she began to regain consciousness, throbbing pain consuming her almost instantly. her eyes attempted to adjust to the harsh hospital lighting, as a student nurse she wasn’t unfamiliar with ward settings, though being a patient was an entirely new experience for her. overwhelmed with an array of emotions, mainly fear and confusion, she hadn’t even noticed aaron by her side right away, scrambling to sit up despite the pain the moment he speaks, wincing instantly. “ i - i - ” a dazed expression envelops her features, shaky hand reaching to rub the back of her head as she attempts to process not only the accident, but why of all people he is here. to some extent it brought her instant comfort to have him by her side, though they were no longer together, nadia still cared immensely for him, it’d been months since they had spoken, and so to know he still cared enough to be by her side right now, was overwhelming. perhaps under more ordinary circumstances she would be more reserved, but frightened as she was, still disoriented from painkillers, with tears brimming she shook her head pathetically. “ no - no - aaron don’t get anyone - just - just stay here. ”