“Doctor, is he going to be all right?”
“He needs his rest; he’s pretty banged up.”
“He passed out twice.” I heard Elio’s voice and a beeping noise. My head was so foggy.
“But no major damage, right?” The sound of my mother’s voice caused a shock to my heart.
“A few bruises, swollen eye. In time with rest, he’ll be back to normal.”
My eyes slowly blinked open. The first person I saw was my mother sitting on the side of the bed.
“Where am I?” My voice came out raspy. I tried to raise my hand to rub my forehead, but it was connected to a monitor.
“You're with us, Sante, at the family home.” Mom soothingly raised her hand to my cheek with the back of her palm.
“Where’s Renato and Elio?” I asked, trying to get out of bed. She pushed me down.
“They’re fine, son. Stay down, you need your
