Christine pushed her chair back and stood, moving a little too fast across to the bed. She'd nearly reached it when she snagged her foot on the carpet - and now she was tripping over the carpet? - twisting her ankle sharply.

"Oh!" she cried out, barely biting back a curse as she stumbled forward, pressing her hands to her other thigh for support. She bent her head, squeezing her eyes shut and biting her lip against the pain.