Author's POV

The man who had been beaten at last night’s business meeting now sat propped up on a stiff hospital bed. His breathing was shallow, his chest rising with a slight wince each time he moved. Beside him, his wife—her face pale with worry—peeled fruit with trembling hands, while their son, a man in his early thirties, sat stiffly at the edge of the bed, concerned etched in his sharp features.