Chapter 12MaxThe surgery went better than expected, but that didn't make waking up any easier. The anesthesia left me groggy and sick to my stomach, and my knee felt like it was on fire even through the pain medication.When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Mom sitting in the chair next to my bed. Her face was puffy and red, like she'd been crying for hours. She had tissues clutched in her hand and when she saw me wake up, fresh tears started rolling down her cheeks."Mijo," she whispered, reaching for my hand. "How do you feel?"I wanted to tell her I felt like my whole world had collapsed, but the words wouldn't come. Instead I just squeezed her hand and tried to smile.Dad was standing by the window, his back to us, but I could see his shoulders shaking. He was trying to hide it, the way he always did when he was upset, but I knew he was crying too. In all my twenty years, I'd only seen my father cry twice. Once when his own father died, and once when Sofia had gotte
 ปรับปรุงล่าสุด : 2025-09-23
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