Leaving the hospital felt like a drag, like she was just putting one foot after the other for the sake of movement. They had to pick up the kids from school, Lola had said. Shannon had the right mind to tell her that she did not have any kids, but she kept her lips sealed. She did not want to leave Sonya by herself, especially with that scary guy she was with. It was so sad seeing her so shattered, Shannon could not imagine how she would feel if the man she loved more than life itself could not recognise her. Sonya had been parading the hospital from the very first day without leaving his side, and the first thing he asked her when he woke up was who she was. A part of her was glad that Lola had dragged her out of the hospital, she would not have been able to sit through the torture of

