The chapter, titled 'The Other Side of Despair', began with the character known as Nora sitting in a hospital bed, feeling better after her previous experience. The medical staff seemed pleased with her physical state, acknowledging her tender abdomen as expected.
Nora had a comprehensive conversation with a nurse who asked about her mental state. They discussed a variety of topics including her medication, her mother's death, situation depression, and past suicide attempts.
Nora chose not to share her experience of the Midnight Library, assuming it would not be well-received in the context of her psychiatric evaluation.
When asked about her current feelings, Nora admitted to feeling strange but concluded that she no longer wanted to die, a development the nurse noted.
After the nurse left, Nora took a moment to absorb the world around her, watching the trees and rush-hour traffic from her hospital window, and remarking on the mundanity yet totality of life.
Nora later decided to delete her suicidal social media posts, replacing them instead with a reflective post titled 'A Thing I Have Learned (Written By A Nobody Who Has Been Everybody)'.