And in that moment, my world stopped.
I clenched my fingers around the phone, trying to make sense of what the doctor had just said.. my heart was beating so fast now, I had probably misheard.
"When...how?" Even though my voice was hardly above a whisper, I had to know.. I needed something.. something to ground me amid this tempest.
"Ms. Brown," the doctor's voice softened, as if he could sense the desperation in my tone. "I think it's best if you take things slowly. The details can wait. Please, take care of yourself."
What was he saying? I couldn’t.
How could I take care of myself when my mother, the very reason I was standing here in this ridiculous gown, was...gone?
I dropped the call, my hand shaking as I handed the phone back to Bella.
She was staring at me, confusion et
