JAYDEN I drum my fingers against the steering wheel of the car with a slight smile on my face as I drive home. I look sideways at the gift box on the passenger seat, the real reason I’d gone to the supermarket afterward. It’s m my way of saying thank you to Freya for cooking for my mum and coming with me to visit her. I nearly laughed to myself when the cashier muttered something about how lucky my girlfriend was to be getting a gift like this, and while I wanted to correct her the way I did at that hospital, at that moment, I’d just chosen to let it be and smiled back instead. The gifts are pretty pricey, but honestly, I don’t mind. My mum always looks so happy when I see her, but today… today, she glowed. She smiled more, talked more, and even laughed more. Her eyes lit up with ch

