Although I decided to get back to work finally, even until the night before I was to return I couldn't get in touch with Hina. Whenever I called Emma she said Hina did not wish to talk, and Lui at work also gave me the same response every time that Hina was busy and instructed her to not let anyone disturb her.
After leaving me behind at the hospital with her cryptic goodbye message, Hina hasn't contacted me even once over the three weeks that I had been away. I got away with only a broken ankle and a broken arm, which the doctors said was an extremely lucky result considering what could have been a fatal accident. However, the fact that I had been left behind and the world - and Hina - seemed to have moved on hurt me more than the broken bones.