Beeping. A slow, steady beeping filled my ears – and yet the

throb within my head was trying to dull all of my senses. Slowly, I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was once agai n within the hospital, and that was the last place I wanted to be. The steady beeping came from a machine that was dripping fluids into my arm – not a comforting sight. I hated being bedridden and invalid like this and feeling like I wasn‘t capable of taking care of myself. “She‘s resting now, but she is okay=” Estrella‘s voice made me turn my attention to the partially–closed door. I wasn‘t...