At the hospital, Cynthia woke up with the baggage of yesterday's event which never stopped troubling her heart as she sat next to Sophia who was still asleep, holding Sophia's arm and trying to talk to her as if Sophia could hear her stuttered words.
Cynthia's words broke up and all she could say were stuttering words. Hot tears streamed down her face as her already wet eyelids shut in the hope her tears would stop but it never helped as she continued to sit unmoving. Suddenly, she finally let those words out. Still holding Sophia's arm, Cynthia spoke bitterly.
"Sister… by this time yesterday when…, when you came to my house smiling… with the good news and joy of getting a new job, sister, you… you were once bright and bubbly. Your smile brightened up my sad heart…." Said Cynthia. Her te
