"Hi, Carmen! You can come in. Do you have news about Pam?"

Melissa opens the door to a completely distraught Carmen, with dark circles, pursed lips, and crossed arms.

"We need to talk seriously, Melissa. It's a subject I don't even dare to tell my parents about. If they know, they can kill someone or shrug."

"Haven't your parents already visited Pamela?" Melissa gestures and the two enter the living room. They each sit on a sofa.

"Well, looking under the general medical picture, Pam will survive. Soon she will be discharged and finish her recovery at home with a nurse who will be paid for by the runner over."...