YOU UNDERSTAND

MIRANDA

Mel also read the conclusion, took the result from me, and gave it back to the doctor.

"We'll be right back, doctor," she told him before getting to her feet. She held my hand and began to lead me out of the hospital.

My feet felt heavy and my eyes brimmed with tears but I tried to control my emotions. I wondered where Hazel truly was and what they had done to him.

Mel did not say anything until we got to the car. Seeing how weak I had become, she held my shoulders and said, "Listen to me, Miranda. Do not conclude from this result that Hazel is an impostor because there is another explanation for it."

"The truth is as clear as day," I replied. "What other explanation could there be, Mel?"

"Let's do another test to confirm," she told me.

"What other test? I asked her. "The truth is right in front of us, Mel. We should be thinking of a way forward."

She sighed, "You trust me, don't you?"

"Isn't that obvious?" I asked her.

"Then come with me," she responded.

I got into the car a