Elijah's Point of View
Kathryn is sitting on the edge of the hospital bed, dressed in her going-home clothes, still a little bit pale but visibly stronger. I stand next to her, helping her pack in the last few of her things before zipping up her bag. Colton, as always full of energy and curiosity, clutches his stuffed dinosaur and runs circles around the room.
My mother stands near the door with her purse on her shoulder and her keys in her hand, smiling as she watches our son run around.
"Alright, I’m going to pop over to the shops and grab a few things for the house: snacks, diapers, whatever else you two haven’t thought about in all the chaos."
Colton stops as soon as he realizes his grandmother is leaving and stares at her.
"Granma, leave?"
He asks and she nods. He rushes to h
