Camille:   I stayed for two more days at the hospital so my wounds could heal to some degree.  Lucia and my mom fell into a routine of taking turns to visit me at the hospital, both of them not wanting to cross each other’s paths. Daniel stayed by my side for the rest of my stay there, only leaving to freshen up and return after with food for me. When the doctor finally cleared me to leave, coincidentally, no one had been around. Daniel had just stepped out to freshen up for the day and my mom was working on moving her flight, while Lucia was doing whatever it was she was doing. There was still a wedge between us we couldn’t ignore. We’d been fighting before then, so turning into best buds again, especially after all I’d heard her confess would be not only hypocritical, but quite undoable for me. I supposed she felt the same way. “Won’t you wait for someone to come get you first?” The nurse who’d just given me a typed note of my discharge from the hospital as well as some medicat
 Last Updated : 2025-10-31
Last Updated : 2025-10-31