Yvette's POV
"Hey," she rubbed my knee tenderly. "I'm certain that you'd be able to figure everything out, but first, you need to take care of yourself. You can only beat whatever the problem is if you're strong enough to face it and right now… well… you look like…"
"s**t," I completed.
"I definitely didn't say that," she raised her hands in the air. "But I also do agree with that."
I chuckled quietly, finally letting the weight of everything flow.
She was right. I had to be strong for myself, for my mum, to be able to take whatever was coming and hold on until this was over. Besides, now that I think of it, I wasn't sure of anything yet.
"Look who is back around," she teased, clapping her hands as though nudging me to do more and let this sadness go.
She won in the
