Ximena sat at the edge of the hospital bed, across from her, Miguel leaned against the wall. He looked like he hadn’t slept enough lately.Ximena kept gazing at him, She didn’t know what to say. Miguel didn't want to say anything either. “How’s your arm?” He asked. Finally breaking the silence.Ximena glanced at her hand. “It’s fine. Just a graze. Nothing serious.”Miguel sighed “You scared me.”He walked closer to the bed. “If I had arrived five minutes later—”“But you didn’t,” she cut in, flat tone. “You were there. It’s over.”“I shouldn’t have let it get this far.” to stated.“You didn’t ‘let’ anything happen, I walked into this life with my eyes open.” She stated. Miguel looked at her, “You don’t have to carry all of it alone, Ximena.”She gave a faint smile. “I’ve been carrying it alone for years, Miguel. It’s not new.”His gaze dropped again.They sat like that for a while. The door creaked open.Rafael poked his head in. “Sorry to interrupt,” he said, holding his tablet up
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