AGAIN THE PAST

SEBASTIAN

Two days had passed since Teresa’s release, days of delirium, high fever, and hallucinations. She didn’t seem to recover.

I stayed with her all this time, taking care of her, changing her clothes when needed. Her perfect body was probably shaking because of the nightmares that she lived there.

I was still blaming myself for how much suffering she had to go through. Sonia, the girl she had met there, was also here. She was a little better and had explained to us that in time she learned about pain and did not take it into account.

“How is she feeling?” my mother asked in a whisper, entering the door so easily I could barely hear her.

She must have felt a pang of tremendous guilt too for Teresa’s abduction.

“She has not woken up yet. I hope she will be better soon. Where are Erik and Liam?” I asked curiously, not seeing them around here in the last few days.

“Erik is taking care of this girl, Sonia, and Liam is guarding outside with everyone else. They didn’t want to bother yo