CHAPTER 153

DON'T KILL THE MESSENGER!

"Is her mother doing well?" Cilmo asked her friends after Jaqueline left.

"She is, she's doing fine," Dalia answered sadly.

The three friends hurried to Márcia's room. They only had fifteen minutes left to visit her as visiting hours were coming to an end. They ran down the hallway to the elevator and arrived at the room where Márcia was lying, facing the wall quietly.

"Hello, dear, feeling a bit sad?" Cilmo approached the raised bed and kissed her cheek.

"Hey, girls!" Márcia seemed to brighten up and sat up in bed. "I'm fine now, eager to leave. Lipe just came by and told me about Lara. My nurse friend hasn't come in to work today, so I don't have any news about Lara."

"But are you doing well?" Clara asked her.

"Oh, yes, ready to go, can't stand any more poking and prodding," Márcia smiled, and the friends took their seats in the chairs arranged by the bed. Cilmo pulled out an expensive and fancy apple and a magazine from her purse and handed them to Márcia.