Queen of the South (La Reina Del Sur)

Misunderstanding and Confession

(The Next Day)

Camila woke up the next morning to find Epifanio not there. She got up and changed. She then went downstairs to find that no one was there. Was she alone in this house? Camila checked Isabella's room and found her missing as well. Camila started to get really scared. Suddenly, a hand was on her shoulder. It was a shadow. She didn't understand. It soon spoke, and what it said scared her to tears.

"Your family, friends, they're all gone. You'll never see them again," it said.

Camila woke up with tears running down her cheeks. Epifanio stared at her worried. When Camila saw him, she jumped out of bed and hugged him. She choked back sobs.

"Oh thank god!" she said.

"Camila? Are you okay? What the hell happened? You started crying in your sleep," he said worried.

"I had a horrible dream. It felt so real. I thought I'd never see you again."

"This is getting out of control. First you pass out several times from stress, and now this? We need to get you to a doctor, see how to fix this. I've had nightmares about it, but they never bothered me as much as they do you."

"Okay...."

Epifanio helped downstairs after they changed. Teresa and Kelly Ann were in the living area while the men were in the kitchen talking. Teresa saw how pale Camila was. Kelly Ann also noticed and got concerned fast.

"What the hell?! Camila are you okay?!" asked Kelly Ann.

With that, Pote and James walked in to see her was well. Camila was pale, shaking, and looked absolutely awful.

"Damn," said James. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

"I think I did....." Camila said.

They all stared at her. What the hell was going on? They knew very well that she had to see a doctor. Teresa helped her sit down. Camila was really weak. She was barely able to stand on her own. It was a surprise that she even made it down the stairs.

"I'm going to go make some tea," Kelly Ann said. "It may help with some of the symptoms."

Camila drank the tea and regained color. She stopped shaking after a while and gained her strength back. Epifanio held her in his arms. Even though she seemed better, he could tell that there was still something wrong. Camila sank into his embrace and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she saw everyone staring at her concerned out of their minds.

"What?" she asked. "Am I not allowed to close my eyes for a few seconds?"

"It's not that," Epifanio answered. "It's just that knowing your condition from earlier, it makes us a little uneasy whenever you do something."

"A little?"

"Okay, it makes us very uneasy."

"I'm fine. I just had a rough morning," Camila said with a small smile.

"Yeah but you're still going," Teresa said. "We're taking you to the hospital to get you looked at. That was scary as hell what happened this morning. Isabella is still asleep."

"We won't tell her. She's having to go through enough as it is," finished Kelly Ann.

(At the hospital)

Nothing was wrong with Camila. She was suffering from extreme amounts of stress. She was prescribed with some medicine to help her whenever she felt that it was out of her control. Epifanio was waiting outside for her. They thought it would be best if he waited.