Not long after Arthur left. I started to get worried.
He clearly knows something that I don't. And what did he mean that mother wasn't going to wake up? Bruno and I sat by the bed waiting for him to either come back or for mother to wake up. And much to my relief, the latter happened.
Mother took a very deep breath before jolting upright.
"Ma, you are awake." Bruno and I rushed to her side. She looked dazed. She was still breathing heavily, all sweaty and her hair in a mess as if she had run a marathon.
She stared at us as if we were strangers before realization hit and she inhaled deeply, closing her eyes for a second before opening them.
"Ma, are you alright?" I asked, combing her hair with my fingers.
"Yes," she nodded, looking between Bruno and I. "I just had a nightmare."
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