She turned to leave, and Amanda Smith softly asked, "What's your name?"
Lyric Willow paused mid-step, a flicker in her gaze, "Lyric Willow."
The surname Willow?
This surname was not uncommon, and Amanda didn't think much of it, simply nodding, "Miss Willow, see you tomorrow."
Outside the door, the night-shift nurse noticed the light in Amanda Smith's room and came over in surprise; just as she approached, she saw a figure climb out of the window. Terrified, the nurse screamed, rushed to open the door, and peered down from the windowsill.
The night was empty, silent and peaceful.
Nothing lay below the tall building, let alone the figure she had seen.
A trick of the light?
The nurse's fright barely subsided as she looked up at Amanda Smith, who sat on the bed, looking back at her with a puzzled expression.
"Uh..." she began, feeling somewhat embarrassed, as she shut the window and spoke softly, "Did someone just climb out from outside?"