AMINA’S POV
The last couple of days have been torturous. I never thought the pain of a gun shot wound could be so unbearable. But everytime I look at Rueben, every ounce of regret goes away. I would do it again if that means saving him in the end.
The first couple of days, I laid around in the hospital bed, feeling sorry for myself.
Emilio moved Brenda and Rueben to one of his safe houses that nobody knows about, and has a couple of his most trusted guards with them.
He stays up here with me at the hospital, making sure I recover the right way. He tries to cheer me up, but nothing works.
I’m depressed and sad.
Somehow I feel as if this is all of my fault. Rio did all of this because of me. Rueben almost died because of me.
It’s hard to think about it, so I replace it with fur
