chapter 13

ISABELLA'S POV

Mom was stable. The doctors said her condition had drastically improved within the last four days, and they didn't know why. Part of me believed she could see and hear everything that was happening around me, and wanted to return as soon as possible so she could help me through it. Or at least be there for me.

My eyes brimmed with unshed tears as I stared at her unconscious form laying on the hospital bed. It was silent in the ward. The periodic beeping of the heart monitor was the only disturbance.

“Mom, I miss you. A lot has happened. A lot I want to tell you. Please, stay strong for me. You'll be fine, I promise.” I sniffed, wiping off my tears.

I glanced at my wrist watch. 2:50pm. I better get going. Giving my mom one more kiss on her forehead, I left the silent ward.

I stopped at the finance unit and made a deposit for the first phase of mom's treatment. The nurse there stared at me like I was a ghost. I knew her, but not on a personal level. I was always here to