Chapter twenty-seven

I couldn't sleep well that night and when the sun rose in the sky I was already awake, with an almost terrible headache. I couldn't stop thinking about my mother and the state she was in. It took me a while to get out of bed, I couldn't see her or take care of her. I couldn't do anything without being able to help save my mother's life. Still with my eyes closed, I felt the vibrated of my cell phone on the bed.

Luke calling…

A smile forms on my face.

Before the third ring, I answer.

“Hi, Aurora” says, he seems to be in one place, with a lot of noise “How is your mother?”

“Hi”, I say this smiling, but that soon disappears as soon as I remember Desiree, “She is in the ICU, her condition is serious.”

I swallow the cry.

“I'm sorry,” there's silence on the other end, “If you need anything, you can call me.”

“I know, and I appreciate it”

Another silence, maybe for the moment I'm living, maybe for the day before. There is a strange air between us.

"Promise you'll call?" he insists, "I don't