Chapter 11 - The Healing and the Truth
The return to the hospital,
was a blur of speed and adrenaline,
Sofia parked the bike,
right at the emergency entrance,
and they burst through the doors,
running past the startled security,
straight to the trauma wing,
Daniel slammed the medical bag,
onto the doctor's table,
here it is,
he panted,
his clothes dripping wet,
his face covered in grease and blood,
the doctor did not waste a second,
opening the vial of clear fluid,
preparing the syringe immediately,
and injecting it directly,
into Leo's IV line,
the entire room held its breath,
watching the flatline monitor,
which was erratic and weak,
for five long minutes,
nothing seemed to change,
and Mariana began to weep softly,
clutching Daniel's ruined shirt,
but then,
the steady beep returned,
stronger this time,
and the color began to return,
to Leo's pale cheeks,
the boy's eyes fluttered open,
looking around the room,
until they landed on his mother,
mommy,
he whispered,
his voice no longer hoarse,
I'm not cold anymore,
Mariana buried her face,
in his neck,
sobbing with pure relief,
while Daniel sank into a chair,
feeling the weight of the world,
lift off his shoulders,
Sofia stood by the door,
watching them with a sad smile,
it's not over,
Daniel,
she said quietly,
stepping into the hallway,
the files we were auditing,
they contain the names,
of the entire network,
including the politicians,
who paid your sister,
to use her house,
they wanted Leo as a hostage,
to ensure you would alter the data,
before publication,
Daniel looked up,
his eyes hardening into steel,
then we don't alter it,
he said firmly,
standing up to join her,
May you like
we publish everything,
we destroy them completely.
