Layla "Hello!" I said for the second time and heard no answer. I was ready to hang up when I heard static, and someone answered on the other line. "Layla, mija, it's me, Carmen. Can you hear me?" my eyes widened in shock as I heard her voice. "Carmenita? Oh, my God, how are you?" I was so excited to hear her voice that I wanted to cry. "Mija, I will cut it short because it's raining really hard over here. Shelley wants to know if you thought about her offer, we miss you, and we want you back. We'll keep waiting for you, mija." I placed my hand over my heart over her words. Doctor Shelley told me she'd call me in a few weeks to see if I had changed my mind about going back, but things have changed since then, and I was no longer interested in going back to work with them. I want to sta