ILANA
My pupils dilated at the view of two patients grabbing Reno's hands like a tug war; that man struggled to free himself of those two old women who kept ranting out his name as their boyfriend.
My mouth yelled his name out in unison with my mother's shout-out. Despite her mental condition, Reno still lingered in her mind; was that important to Reno to her?
Reno's gaze shifted from me to my mother who at the same time mentioned his name. His body still shook gently, attempting to save himself from those two patients who didn't even release their grip on his arms.
"Ilana…." He looked at me with his widened eyes, not anticipating my presence.
"Reno…." In a flash of light, my mother pushed the women's bodies away from Reno and hugged him tightly as if he were too scared of losing if
