3 days before the day of the trial...
The white ceiling was the only thing Evan could see the moment he opened his eyes. The distant whispers suddenly became louder. He saw a woman looking at him from his bed.
He looked side to side to see all his surroundings. He began to realize that he's in a hospital. He saw the glowing morning sunlight from the window at his right side. A woman dressed in a doctor's gown was reading through a document on a brown paper holder. Beside her were two familiar people. Mathilda, his mother, and Emily, his younger sister. Their faces showed evidence of weariness and stress.
After the nurses and the doctor had checked on his vital signs, they left him with the two women. His mother was the one to approach him first. She flashed a warm smile and caressed his
