EMILIO’S POV
I didn’t want to leave Amina at the hospital, but I knew Rueben needed me to come home and stay with him for a while.
He was doing a lot better than I expected, but I know everything still affected him in some way.
Brenda told me he was having nightmares and would wake up crying. It hurt my heart to know my baby boy was suffering.
I didn’t know what to do to help him. I have so much on my mind that I haven’t even been sleeping myself.
I feel as if everything is falling apart.
I laid Rueben down in bed and tucked him in. He was already sleeping. We stayed up for a couple of hours eating ice cream and watching movies.
I kissed his forehead softly, leaving him.
I walked into the small living room of our safe house, finding Brenda cleaning up.
“I’m gonna go back
