Aspen

DAY TWO

My visit to the hospital was quick. I got dressed and by the time I was done, Brooke was already waiting for me. He was a guard and looked as stern as his boss. Brooke was a tall man and he looked like a person who already had years of training.

We went to the hospital and he waited by the door of mom’s room while I went in. They moved her room and unlike before, she was now in a single room. The soft beeping of the machines filled my ears and I sighed heavily, slowly ...