The next day

I had specially requested that they be put in the same private ward, pending when they will be free to go home to spend their last days. Doctor Ocampos had declared them unfit to go back home because, according to him, "we still need to closely monitor them. Who knows, a miracle beyond science could happen."

I'm not one for miracles, but I just had to play along. What do I know!

The previous day, I had decided against seeing them, despite asking for it. As I left the doctor's office, I felt this surge that overwhelmed me. Instantly, I didn't feel I was ready to face...