Chapter 6 - THE SECRET OF THE HOSPITAL BILL
Sitting inside the cramped shadow of their newly built shelter as the rain poured outside, the silence between them grew heavy and suffocating. Elena stared out at the dark ocean, her arms wrapped tightly around her knees to ward off the rising island chill. Breaking the quiet, Luca looked at her in the dim light and asked why she had risked her life to pull him from the burning fuselage. Elena scoffed bitterly, reminding him of her mother’s hospital bill and his heartless dismissal a year ago. Luca looked away for a brief moment before speaking quietly, telling her to check the anonymous wire transfer receipt stored in her employee file database back in New York. The hospital debt hadn't been paid by a miracle; it had been paid by him.
