Chapter 15: Karen's Leg

Karen was looking at her fractured leg. It was placed in a splint and elevated above the bed. The swellings were clearly visible. Around her foot, above her ankle and below her knee. The hues varied from blue to dark blue. At some places, there were purplish spots. The leg looked unfamiliar to her. She wondered how could that be her leg. At least, it wasn't grotesquely angled now. The relative normality didn't soothe her at all. She knew that her leg was badly broken. The gruesome reality frightened her. Her chin started to tremble uncontrollably. As if to punish her, the pain became barely tolerable. Soon, Karen realized her mistake. She had instinctively wiggled her toes and caused the agony.