The Quiet Promise Sister Esperanza Could No Longer Remember

Then Paloma exhaled.

“I can be there before noon.”

“Please come sooner.”

“I will.”

Before the doctor could end the call, Mother Caridad added, “And Paloma?”

“Yes?”

“I found something in my office. A strip of medical tape.”

The doctor’s breathing seemed to change.

“Where?”

“Near the chair where Esperanza was sitting.”