DR. Montejo was paged and had to go after he told me about my mom’s diagnosis. I stayed outside my mom’s room for a while until I calmed down and stopped crying. I didn’t want my mom to be alarmed when she saw me crying.
Thankfully, my mom is still asleep so I went to the bathroom and washed my face. I didn’t want her to see any remnants of tears either.
Once I got out of the bathroom, I sat in the chair right next to my mom and held her hand. I laid my head on her bed and within a few minutes, I was asleep.
I woke up with someone caressing my head and calling my name softly, “Valerie..”
I lifted my head and smiled as I saw Dr. Montejo still stroking my head
Valerie: “Hi doctor. What time is it?”
Dr. Montejo: “It’s a few minutes past 10 pm. Have you eaten?”
My stomach grumbled just
