Nora regains consciousness in a hospital ward after emergency treatment. No longer in the rain, she has eaten and feels markedly better. The medical team is pleased with her progress, and a doctor explains that her abdominal tenderness is expected. Nora tries to engage by sharing a fact Ash once told her about the stomach lining renewing every few days.

A nurse then sits with Nora for an extended mental health evaluation. Nora decides to keep the Midnight Library to herself, judging it unsuitable for a psychiatric form. The questions cover her medication, her mother’s death, her band Volts, losing her job, money concerns, and a diagnosis of situational depression. Asked about prior attempts, she replies, “Not in this life,” and when asked how she feels now, she says she doesn’t want to die anymore.

After the nurse leaves, Nora looks out at trees moving in the afternoon breeze and slow traffic on the Bedford ring road. The ordinary scene, once unremarkable, now feels vivid and meaningful to her. She recognizes it as life and lets the simple view reinforce her new desire to keep living.

A little later, Nora deletes her suicidal social media posts. In their place, moved by sincere sentiment, she writes a new piece titled “A Thing I Have Learned (Written By A Nobody Who Has Been Everybody),” asserting a reflective, life-affirming stance as she steps beyond despair.