Beep….Beep…Beep…
The sound of the heart monitor was deafening. I looked at my hand holding my sisters as she quietly breathed. My mother was asleep, curled over my sister's bed, clutching to her hand as if she was going to disappear. Looking at her face the bruises she sustained had darkened, making the anger in my chest stir.
The creak of the door was heard as I looked to see Gian, Carlos, and Uncle Francesco standing in the doorway.
"Irene its been assembled they await you in the Black Box. Uncle Francesco will stay with Mother," Gian explained as I silently nodded, standing up from my seat.
I bent down and kissed Isabella on her head. I felt my uncles hand on my shoulder as I turned my head to look at him. His eyes looked saddened but determined.
