Burden She Carried

The light at operation theatre finally switched off and the doctor came out of the door.

"How is he doctor?" For the first time in the last nine-hour, Bianca stood from her chair and ran toward the doctor to ask Alessandro's health.

"It's critical, we have to keep him under observation. The accident has seriously damaged his brain cell and he is not responding to the treatment. He might go in a coma or have brain dead, nothing can be said assured for next forty-eight-hour," Doctor Ethan answered both of them.

"Any way does he have any relative that we can contact?" Doctor asked Darren.

"I don't think his step-mother is interested to watch over him in this condition that leaves only me the nearest among all." Darren clenched his jaws remembering the cunning evil so-called step-mother of Alessandro Romano, Ileana Romano.