Chapter 35

I am standing outside Papa’s hospital room, praying and hoping for him to get better.

“Mama is papa going to be okay?” I ask with tears running down my face.

“Yes, honey, all we have to do is pray and hope for the best. Baby girl you don’t have to cry anymore, papa is going to be fine,” Mama says, picking me up off the ground and placing me on her hip while hugging me close to her.

“Why is mio angioletto (my little angel) crying?” My uncle Carlos says.

“Uncle Carlos!” I say quickly getting down from mama’s hip.

“Uncle Carlos, why is daddy not waking up?” I say hugging him tightly.

“Don’t worry little one, everything is going to be fine.”

“Camilla, what happened?”

“We were celebrating Val’s fifth birthday party when gunshots were fired from nowhere. They were aiming for Val, but Marcus got in the way and saved our little girl.” Mama says, tearing up a little.

“Does that mean it’s my fault, mama?” I say tearing up more, thinking ma