"Hey…no dreams of Dana this time?"

"No…Hey why are you crying?"

"I’m…uhm…just a bit shocked. You scared me to death, Shane."

"Sorry."

"How are you feeling?Does anything hurt? Your foot or the wound?"

"The foot is okay, but the wound burns."

"…I’m so sorry…"

"For what?"

"For letting you run after me. I should’ve known that this could happen."

"No, Carmen. I should have just stopped running when it began to hurt. You didn’t tell me to run."

"Yeah, but I should have turned around and listen to you instead of running away like a spoiled child."

"But you didn’t want to talk to me…Look, it’s not your fault,okay? Don’t blame yourself."

She didn’t say anything. I guess she couldn’t stop thinking that it was her fault. I took her hand and looked into her eyes. She smiled weakly at me when I kissed her hand.

"Knock, knock."

"Hi Al."

"Hey weirdos. I heard what happened. Are you okay, Shane?"

"Yeah, well. I wish I didn’t have to be here again, but I’m okay anyway."

"Shane, I’m going to get your stuff since Dr. Roberts told me that you have to stay here a night, okay? I’ll be back soon."

"Alright…"

I watched her leaving and wished that she wouldn’t be gone for too long. Alice looked at me with her hand on her hips.

"So tell me. Are you really Shane McCutcheon?"

I frowned and looked at Alice completely confused.

"What?"

"I am serious. Are you really Shane McCutcheon? Because the Shane I know would have never refused to sleep with a beautiful girl especially not when the girl we are talking about is Carmen de la Pica Morales."

"Oh god…she told you?"

"Yaah she told me. What’s wrong with you? I thought you loved her."

"I do. I love her!"

"Then why didn’t you make love to her like normal people do when they love each other?"

I tried to explain to Alice why I didn’t act like the Shane McCutcheon she knows. The explanation I gave her surprised her but she smiled happily. She had to leave so again I was in that room and hoping that the day would pass quickly.

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Carmen’s POV

When I was back Shane was walking in the room with her crutches.