Maddy? Are you in there? It's been over an hour." Silence. "Dr. Maddy?" The knock became a pounding. The doorknob twisted uselessly. The door was locked. "Maddy!" This time, the door rattled as the person on the other side tried to get in. Maddy heard the noise, she understood the concern, but she hadn't returned to a functional enough state to answer Nancy. "I'm here," she croaked out in a whisper, barely audible over the music still streaming throughout her room in soft muted tunes. She uncurled slowly from the yoga position she'd been twisted into for the last hour or so. Blood rushed through the veins in her legs and up her spine. She stretched, waited another quick moment, and tried her voice again. "Nancy, I'm back. Everything's fine." "Jesus, Maddy, don't do that to me. You promised you'd never lock this door again." She heard the sound of a heavy sigh, followed by a thunk as if Nancy dropped her forehead against the door. Or maybe it was her fist. Maddy finished stretching and opened her eyes.
