st few years." The doctor stated. "I know this isn't the news you were hoping for, but we are

The doctor gave me a light squeeze on my

from the mask to the machine. I was struck by how small and fragile she looked, lying there in the hospital bed. The mask made it hard to see her face, and I found myself wishing I co

ions in check, still I could feel my eyes stung with

ss that distracted her from the road and led to the car accident. The fact that her injuries were so severe only made the situation even more tragic. I always think about her e

me so hard that I c

son who could light up a room with her presence. I could always count on her for a hug and a kind w

hospital bills, and I'm willing to go as far as Sicily to have

soft kiss on my mother's forehea

led following me o

alled, back to my sm

ily? At such short notice.

just a two-month thing," I assured him jus

argue but when I asked why I was going there, he only

lways end

asked watching me

r. "I might as well settle there if I find s

n the flight attendant finally announced that we

t why I'm in a foreign city like S

ging my luggage and breathing in th

eople speaking Englis

terminal, and soon I

An Italian-lo

ou are?" I

who walked to me and I looked awkwardly at them. "What's going on here?" I frowned

ck asked and I gave another questioning frown. "You were a

he had just said and he nodded and I could feel my head spin, but first I needed to get out of this mess. "Huh... I think you got the wrong person

uy made a finger command again and I

s carrying me but I was the one feeling the pain. "Who the hell is Micah

dark space closing in around me, and panic started to set in. I pounded my fists against the trunk door

er had put me up for sale like a