Angelo sat in the hospital waiting room in silence, and the entire time he could not believe what he had seen. His stepmother was wheeled into the emergency room to remove the bullet from her shoulder while he waited impatiently for the doctor to inform him of any news regarding her condition.
"I believe that you should leave immediately for home. Tito was quick to inform Angelo that he had been waiting for about six hours, the procedure had lasted around four hours, and the final two hours had been spent by Angelo's step-siblings caring for their mother. He was waiting outside.
"It's okay, Tito, but I need to stay here and wait for any news," Angelo responded plainly. He had no more energy in him to try and come up with multiple conclusions as to who could have shot his stepmother, because every time he tried, he fell short at every turn.