*Olivia*
How could someone be so cruel? She was threatening my mother! My mom had enough to deal with. And I had enough on my mind without further worries that my mother was in danger. Amanda's warning reminded me of where I needed to be—with my mom.
I rushed back to my mother's ward, colliding with a nurse along the way. The nurse's eyes darted left and right as she gathered the papers and syringes she had dropped. Her pale face and nervous mannerisms made me all that much more anxious. As I speed-walked to my mother's room, my stomach sank even further. That nurse didn't look familiar. Sure, they changed shifts all the time, but I knew them all. I had never seen her before.
The bad feeling turned worse as I burst into my mother's room. “Mom?" I called.
Her head lolled to the side, an
