Chapter 43: Hugh's POV - Mango Street

I spent the day alone in the hospital. But solitude didn't bring peace to my mind.

I asked Henry and Esther to keep the cause of the accident secret. I didn't want my grandmother to worry, nor did I want David and Susan involved. If David knew his son or future daughter-in-law was being followed or targeted for assassination, he'd turn the whole city upside down. That would alert the culprit behind this.

Around 3 PM, Henry had found a lead on the black Volvo.

"The license plate is fake, sold by a gang member who specializes in forged documents. I'm heading there now to question him," Henry said over the phone.

"What's the exact address?"

"12 Mango Street."

"Come to the hospital to see me first."

I didn't want Henry to go alone because that street was notorious for gang activity. Henry was just an office secretary, not skilled in dealing with such people.

"Didn't the doctor say you need to stay for observation?" Henry hesitated when he arrived and learned I wanted to go with him