What could they possibly be discussing without me ? My curiosity took the better part of me as I headed to them without even thinking. I was standing in their midst before I realized where I was.
They stopped talking immediately. I arrived on the scene as if my presence had put glue to their lips. They turned to look at me with concern on their faces except for Ruth, whose pain was written all over her face.
Aunty Becky tried explaining things to me while holding out the balm, “we need to take her to the hospital, it’s not what only a balm can fix.”
I opened my mouth, but words failed me for the first time. It's unlike me to be short of words. I started to blame myself, “if only I hadn’t persuaded her to join us in the car, if only she hadn't helped me, Alex would not have been mean to
