Calmly

You watched as Sarah took this in. Eventually she asked ‘We are not married anymore?’

‘Technically not. But I intend to marry you as soon as I can. We can’t tell anyone who you really are. This has to remain a secret between the three of us and the two nurses who assisted in the operation’

‘Not even my parents?’

‘Maybe you could tell your parents’ said the Doctor. ‘If you think they can keep a secret. But the fewer people who know the better. I would probably be jailed if this secret gets out’

'He saved your life’ you unnecessarily pointed out

'There is a further complication’ the doctor pointed out. ‘Yarah is an international student from Saudi Arabia. As far as the government is concerned, you are now a foreign national. You are subject to the rules of the student visa that allowed you into this country’

Sarah's face developed a scowl. 'Are you saying I'm an Arab?'

‘Yes. Your body is from Saudi Arabia, so I suppose that makes you an Arab. But as soon as we marry again you can become a citizen once more’ you pointed out.

Sarah said nothing for a minute, but just stared at her reflection in the mirror. Eventually she said "I do look exotic. I like it. It's looks like I have skin that won't so easily burn'. Sarah felt the bandages on her head. She was still holding the mirror. ‘How long do I have to wear these bandages?’

‘Now you are awake we will take them off and check the stitches are holding. I warn you that it is not pretty, but once your hair grows back it should cover the scars’

‘I am a brunette now, with brown eyes. It will take getting used to’

Sarah was a blonde with blue eyes. ‘You look quite different’ you told her. "But I know you are still my Sarah inside. We will get through this'

‘I think I like my new self’ replied Sarah. ‘Thank-you doctor’

‘I will leave you two to talk. I must ring that woman from the embassy. I will tell her she can visit after 2 pm’