CHAPTER 41: DANGER

~ SELENA

At the hospital, I felt uneasy. Even the babies in my stomach were scared for my sake, but we still had to go regardless.

As I stepped out of Jared’s car, my heart hammered against my chest, each beat a drumroll of anxiety. I adjusted my clothes, shaking my body and trying to put myself in composure, and slipped on a pair of oversized sunglasses.

The glasses were too big for my head, but they matched the jacket. A dark brown coat draped over my shoulders completed my makeshift disguise.

I hoped fervently that these alterations would be enough to shield me from prying eyes. I hoped not to encounter any of those people who had been in the hospital when I couldn’t afford my bill and were ridiculed. Although I stood staring at myself, I looked a bit different now, but I still hoped not to set my gaze on them again, for the shame of it.

The hospital stood before me again, a fortress of white walls, a pungent smell, and echoing corridors.

With a deep breath, I pushed open the d