“ By the time she awoke she couldn’t even remember if she had a dream or a nightmare. There had only been a deathlike peace. Jason Medina
“ I wish I were a bird. I’d fly all the way up to the clouds and look down on this place, and then I’d go far away and never come back. Jason Medina
“ Now to tell ya about our fellow inmates. Pay attention because there are a bunch of us an’ we each have a story. Jason Medina
“ By dinnertime, Amanda had managed to pick off all of her red nail polish purely out of habit. She was disappointed and silently cursed at herself when she remembered not having anymore to put on. She… Jason Medina
“ Amanda had way too much time to think being at the hospital without any friends. She didn’t want to dwell on her thoughts for too long lest the wrong ones might emerge. She was hoping to forget what h… Jason Medina
“ There’s one last reason why none of us ever tries to escape. There are a few of us who just don’t have anywhere else to go. Jason Medina
“ Each of these patients counts on us to help them to the best of our abilities. We have an obligation to them. We shouldn’t turn our backs on them and give up. It’s not fair to them, nor is it fair to… Jason Medina
“ For a while she cried silently until she tired herself out and the overwhelming feeling of sleepiness overcame her. The room around her was fairly silent, although she wasn’t the only one crying herse… Jason Medina
