Dean was out like a light. When the nurse came into usher Sam away, she didn't stir, nor did she wake in the morning when visiting hours started again and Sam returned. It was early in the afternoon by the time the heavy doses of painkillers started to wear off and she slowly clawed her way to consciousness.

The first thing she noticed was pain crawling up her back and in her hands. Then she felt the weight of something pressing her down and she woke flailing, trying to pull away from the IV tubes in her arms.