It was a brave new start. Eirwen told
her friends, “You must come and see me. I’m 14 floors up and the views …
honestly! It’s like living on a cruise ship!”
Now she was confused. Very confused,
her cheek pressed hard against the carpet. The sun fell in a sharp line across
her face. She remembered a deafening sound. There had been a roll of thunder,
except it wasn’t thunder, because it came from below … a helicopter, in
trouble, rapidly closing in, skimming the surface of the sea … But now,
everything was strangely muffled and she was on the floor, paralysed. This must
be what a stroke is. Without moving her head, she could see the clock on the
wall, in bright sunlight. It was 3 minutes past 4.
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