“I apologize, Kreon, from the bottom of my heart. I hope you forgive me someday.”
“We gone be straight, ma. Once you get outta here, we’re gonna get chu into rehab and then we gone go to family therapy. God knows we need it. That’s the only way we gone hash things out, is if we get help. ‘Cause we can’t do this on our own, that’s for damn sure.”
“Okay. I’ll do it, whatever it takes.”
Kreon grasped her bloody hand and looked at her. “Whatever it takes, ma.”
Ella kissed her son on the cheek and on his forehead. “I love you.”
“I love you too, old lady.” He looked from his mother and his eyes scanned the emergency room. There were people sitting around waiting to be seen and some had shocked looks on their faces. There were blood stains on Kreon, Ella, and Odette. They’d also left a smal
