We did make it home, but it feels like I left my mind at the hospital because of everything that happened.
Nana Ellen and I were both silent as we returned home after witnessing the chaos earlier. I was helping her prepare our dinner, which was fish stew. I quietly chopped the ingredients we would use for cooking. Suddenly, Nana Ellen spoke, breaking the silence.
“I’m sure Valerie’s child is fine, Mera.” I looked in her direction and saw her serious gaze fixed on me.
I nodded and smiled, knowing she was just trying to comfort me. “I hope so, Nana Ellen.”
She didn’t say anything more, and we both went back to what we were doing.
The fight between Sir Haze and Alonzo was a puzzle to me. A conclusion was forming in my mind, but I couldn’t confirm if it was true. If it turned out to be t
