Marta cried out, her eyes wide open, as she read aloud the message Mrs Elmira had sent. "She says he had a tumour in his head, and they operated on him the day we were rescued. Lucy was right, it was Chris on that stretcher! He was critically ill in hospital for six months, and he went blind. God! It's true, Christian is blind!""No! It's not true, no, no, it can't be true!" Isabella's scream made them jump, as she had heard everything. "No, no, Chris can't be blind, he can't be, he can't be!"She snatched the phone from Marta's hand, reading the message Mrs Elmira had sent over and over again, repeating the same thing."No, no, it can't be true, it can't be true! Why didn't he tell me? Why?""Calm down, Bella, you won't gain anything by getting like this," Grandmother urged, taking her and leading her away as she saw the children, Santiago, and Grandfather rush into the kitchen upon hearing her screams."What's happening?" Grandfather asked, and Marta
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