Several weeks had passed since the accident. Time moved slowly, especially for Sheena. Every day she came to the hospital, sitting for hours in front of the ICU room, waiting for news that never seemed to change. Julio still lay in a coma, with medical equipment faithfully beeping softly beside him.

In another part of the city, the legal process finally began to move more firmly. Tania’s condition, which had once been critical, gradually stabilized. Her leg was still fitted with a brace, her face bore visible scars, but her life was no longer in danger.

That morning, two police officers came to the hospital where Tania was being treated....