Amelia's voice, laced with concern and curiosity, broke through the fog of my emotions. "Girl, how did it go?" she asked, her eyes searching mine.
I was a whirlwind of exhaustion, joy, sorrow, wonder, and disbelief, all swirling within me. Never before had I felt such a chaotic symphony of emotions.
I sank onto the couch, my body heavy with the weight of the day. "Mely, get me a glass of water, please," I mumbled, my voice hoarse.
"Sure, right away, babes," Amelia replied, her warmth a soothing balm to my frayed nerves. She disappeared into the kitchen, her footsteps a gentle rhythm against the silence.
The car accident, the ghastly, soul-crushing event that had ripped my parents from my life, had left me adrift in a sea of grief. Everyone had assumed I wouldn't survive, that the w
