*Caterina*

My voice was the only sound in the room besides the humming and occasional beeping of machinery.

I was reading an article from one of Mom’s favorite magazines out loud. I wasn’t paying attention to what the article was about at all. I personally found it boring, but the doctors told me that talking to her could help. Apparently, it was good for coma patients.

Mom hadn’t woken up since she was shot. The doctor told me that even though she had ...