Back in Lukas's hospital room, Anne and Javi had just seen out the coaches and Marco, who came to visit Lukas. He had been informed of the scope of his injury and his rehabilitation process.
The injury was still in its acute phase, so the goal was to reduce pain and swelling. He was asked to avoid activities that stress the ankle, like jumping or running, apply ice for 15 minutes every 3 hours to reduce inflammation, and always keep the ankle above heart level when resting.
After the room was finally empty, "Finally! Enter LTC," Lukas said, and immediately, the blinding white light shone, and he was in the LTC.
When he opened his eyes, he was lying down on a bigger bed, in a bigger room, but still wearing the striped hospital gown.
Or rather, a similar one.
His ankle, firmly wrapped, was suspended in the air. Not by an object or a rope—it was like the air around his left foot became denser than the foot, causing it to float.
