Gifford just stood there, looking empty, like all life had left him. Slade was completely furious about what he just heard. Grimm was lost in deep thoughts. Damon and Bane stood still, like statues, not able to believe what they were seeing. Layla had her fists clenched in anger. She hated how everything was suddenly about Braila.
And me? I just stood there, watching it all, not knowing what to do.
She was only 18. A mother? A child? By Gifford? Didn’t she take any pills or something? How did this even happen? Gifford never wanted to be a dad. He always said it. That he didn’t want to be a father.
And now this. It’s crazy. My stepmom cried like her world had ended, sitting beside Braila’s bed. She wouldn’t leave her. Gifford locked himself in his room for days and didn’t come out. Brai
