The door opened.
Myles stepped back inside, the familiar incentive spirometer in one hand.
"Here."
Blake visibly brightened.
"Oh, thank you so much!"
Myles handed it over without another word.
Blake adjusted himself against the headboard and placed the mouthpiece between his lips.
Slowly, he inhaled.
The indicator barely rose before a sharp ache spread through his ribs.
"...Mm."
His shoulders instinctively tensed.
'Ah, how annoying!!!'
He went a little deeper this time, but his lungs weren't too happy about it, it seemed.
The plastic ball climbed a little higher before dropping again.
"..."
His breathing trembled halfway through.
It wasn't nearly as good as last time he had used it.
'Looks like I got a bit too much worse...'
He rested the device on his lap for a moment before trying once more.
Eventually, after several attempts, he managed a decent breath.
'There.'
He lowered the spirometer with a small sigh.
"I definitely have to get back into the habit."
