ROBYN
I woke up from like I’d been asleep for days with an excruciating pain in my abdomen, with the feeling like I was bloated. I wanted to fart so badly, but it wouldn’t come out.
My lips were so dry, and I was so thirsty. When I first heard the beeping sound, the memory from the bookstore instantly flashed in my mind.
I remembered looking at the blood on my hands, and then the intense pain registered quickly. That was the time I realized what had just happened before I collapsed, and Quinton was quick to catch me, put me on the floor, and call for help. And then he left.
Before I passed out, his face was the thing I saw.
I looked around, and it instantly brought back memories of me surrounded by flowers.
“Mom?” She was reading the book I picked for her. Her eyes widened and met
