Avery stared down at her hands clasped together in her lap. She was aware that the doctor was talking to her but she couldn't quite hear what she was saying, it sounded like they were speaking underwater, or like her ears were stuffed full of cotton wool.
"Miss Hanson, is there anyone we can call?"
Startled, she looked up and shook her head.
"No," she said, her voice hoarse. "There's no one I want to see."