Sleeping had become frightening to Chloe.

The staff could not make it ordinary in a single conversation, but they could explain why a woman sleeping under medical care was different from a woman no one could wake at home.

During the next visits, Clara spoke a little more.

She asked about the twins by name.

She asked whether Chloe’s hands hurt.

She wanted to know what her daughter had eaten and where she had slept.

The staff gave her information without making Chloe report every detail again.