Chapter 8

Tita took a deep breath and I saw how one of Tito's hands came down to hold Tita's hand. 'Why does it seem like my problem?' I asked myself. Auntie looked at the three of us, me, Aiden and Arden.

And then he took another deep breath and spoke. "Arden has leukemia." My whole body trembled at what he said, I didn't know what to say or how to react.

Auntie's tears fell one after the other, I also saw Tito's very sad eyes. And when I turned my gaze to Aiden, he immediately grabbed my hand and his expression was serious.

When my eyes shifted to Arden,...