Carmen shook her head vigorously no.

Jenny: Carmen. She’s a bad person.

Carmen reached out for Shane.

Jenny: Fine. You take care of her. I’ll go tell Cezar and get her some medicine to help her sleep.

Jenny left and Shane sat back down on the bed. Carmen rested her head on Shane’s chest.

Shane: You want to sleep?

Carmen yawned and closed her eyes. She made sure to hold on tightly to Shane to make sure she didn’t leave.

Shane: I’ll be here when you wake up. I’ll protect you.

Shane brushed away the loose hair and kissed her on the forehead.

Cezar: What did you say? Carmen is back to that state again?

Jenny: I’m sorry sir.

Cezar: Get the doctor. Get Shane away from her.

Jenny: I can’t, she won’t let me.

Cezar: Well, keep an eye on her. Make sure my Carmen’s okay. I’ll try to get back as soon as possible. It doesn’t look promising though.

Jenny: Yes sir.

Jenny called the doctor and he came over after Carmen had already fallen asleep.

Doctor: Well, as long as she’s sleeping, she should be okay.

Jenny: Is there anything you can prescribe her to get her to talk again?

Doctor: Last time she just did it by herself. We could try giving her some anti-depressants.

Shane: Do you think she’ll recover the lost memory.

Jenny: She doesn’t need that memory! Can’t you see it was too painful for her! You put your work before her well being. I don’t know why she wants you!

Shane: She needs to know what happened, so it can forever be rid of. I need to know to catch whoever did it.

Jenny: Shane, you put another toe out of line. I’ll cut it off for you.

Doctor: Jenny, I’ll have a nurse bring over the anti-depressants. I still have more patients to look after.

Jenny: Thank you doctor.

Jenny led the doctor away. Carmen rubbed her eyes. They were red from the crying. Jenny’s yelling had woken her up.

Shane: You okay?

Carmen nodded.

Shane: You don’t know how much I miss your voice right now. I miss hearing you call my name. I even miss hearing you yell at me.