THEY have taken my mom’s body to the morgue. They were actually just waiting for me to see her before they did.
I stayed outside the morgue just sitting outside the door. I don’t know how I stayed there. I didn’t even realize that Jerome was already in front of me until he hugged me tightly.
Jerome: “I’m here now. Sorry I wasn’t here for you earlier.”
I just leaned my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes. I felt like I’m all cried out and the tears have stopped falling now.
Jerome helped me up and led me to his office in the medical arts building. I went into the bathroom inside and looked at my reflection. My eyes are swelling already. I have been crying for hours so I’m not surprised. I washed my face before coming out of the bathroom.
Jerome was waiting for me outside the bathro
