Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The next morning, Elena sat weeping softly as she stared at her knees. Everything semed so surreal and she could barely believe her sister was gone.

“Hey,” Marcel said with a knock as he stepped into the room. Elena tried to wipe her face quickly but Marcel had already noticed her crying.

The previous night after promising to help Elena, he had gone home to sleep and returned the next day. When he arrived, Marcel went straight to the doctor’s office to get Elena discharged and sign all her paperwork.

“You’re crying again,” Marcel said softly as he sidled up to her bedside.

“Yeah, I seem to be doing a lot of that lateyl,” Elena chuckled humorlessly.

“Elena,” Marcel said softly as he held her hands and squeezed it.

“I’m fine,” She said as she shook herhead to clear the thoughts that had haunted her all night long.

“No, you’re not,”

“It’s just. I guess after everything that happened. Some part of me hoped that David would come see me in the hospital.

I mean, he’s my ne