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CHAPTER THREE

A SISTER'S RETURN

The waiting room went completely silent as the beeping was heard from Theresa's cubicle, and moments later a distraught Gwen walked out. The tears rolling down her cheeks was enough to make even the toughest person cry.

Eve rushed through the curtain with other doctors and nurses on her heel. They had to do something. They had to try to save the young woman who hadn't been given the chance to live life to the fullest.

Fox watched on, trying to comprehend what was happening to Theresa. His Theresa. He wiped at a stray tear that had rolled down his face.

"What's happening to Theresa?" Miguel asked his older brother.

"I don't really know, but I'm almost afraid to find out!" Luis answered truthfully.

The room once again turned silence as this time Eve walked through the curtain with a solemn look on her face.

"What's going on Eve?" Luis walked up to Eve, demanding an answer.

"We did everything we could, but....." Before she could finish her sentence, a glass fell and shattered on the floor.

They all looked up to find the owner of the glass, and saw a young brunette standing there with a shocked expression. Everybody exchanged questioning looks at one another, before they once more glanced at the young woman who had seconds ago, lost the grip of her glass. Getting a closer look at the young woman, she was noticeably shaken up by what Eve had been telling them all.

The young woman walked closer to take a look at all of the understandably shocked people.

"What happened.....what happened to my sister?" She asked quietly.

"Well.....who's your sister?" Ethan asked apparently annoyed by the interruption.

"Theresa of course!"

"Yeah, Theresa who?"

They young brunette looked at him as if he had two heads. Standing closer, she vaguely recognized the young man standing before her.

"Ah, so you must be Ethan Winthrop, the one my sister was always going on about! And I thought she had better taste in men then that!" The woman laughed bitterly.

"Um, I asked you a question, who is your sister?"

"You still haven't figured it out yet?" She asked aggravated, and he shook his head 'no.'

"So, how many people do you wrap around your little finger and then throw them away like yesterday's trash?"

"What are you talking about?"

She found this fun, especially when she was able to confuse a grown man like she would be able to a child. Obviously this man has no brains. She thought to herself.

"Okay, as much fun as this is, which it is a lot of fun, I'm just gonna tell you who I am so you don't run to your daddy and cry. My name is Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald, and I am Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald's sister, as well as Miguel's, Luis's, and Antonio's." She answered.

"Oh, I remember you now!"

"Umm, that's kinda hard since you've never met me before!" She laughed.

"Well, I've heard about you before!"

"All good I hope!" She joked focusing her attention on the rest of the room.

"Okay, in all seriousness, how is my sister?"

"As I was saying....." Eve continued. "We did everything we could, but.....we just couldn't save her! I'm so sorry!"

"No, no she had to be alive, she has to! She can't die, she just can't!" Fox spoke up.

"I'm sorry, but she's gone!" Eve knew saying this was wrong, but she had no choice in the matter. She had to do what she had to do.

A/N: Ok, I'm hoping that this is going alright. I am really enjoying this. It's definitely fun writing it, I only hope it's fun reading it. Please reply.

----Denise----