Naomi “What?” I asked in shock. “Are you hard of hearing?” Corey questioned. He was staring at his screen hard, almost as if he was trying to figure out what was wrong with me. “No, just…I’m in shock,” I said. “Why are you in shock? I told you…I don’t even know how many times, that the man is sickly,” “No, I know…just…I wasn’t expecting that…I don’t know,” I muttered as I tried to wrap my head around the news. Erik’s grandfather was back in hospital. Only this time, not many people believed that he would leave or survive. That didn’t make any sense to me. Why would Erik be here if his grandfather was on his deathbed? “I’m just confused,” “Oh, well, anyway…Erik has taken some time off, which is also pretty weird,” Corey remarked, and I opened my mouth to tell him that Erik was here.

