She squeezed back, though weakly. She was glad to see him. It had been too long.
Jae-Mi wet her dry lips with a soft shrug. "Okay, I guess. I wasn't too advanced but they still loaded me up on pain medicine. Or maybe it just feels like they have. I just lay here and float. It's kind of nice really." She laughed a bit.
"What about you? With the paper and research and avoiding my mother, you must be hard pressed for time."