ROSALINE

You know how it feels to witness a traumatic scene and get it inscribed on your brain? You know how it feels not being able to live a normal, healthy life after it happened, and finding it hard to cope afterwards?

Well, that was how I felt. Those words Gerald's dad had uttered to his wife, even though I wasn't really a huge fan of hers, resounded continually in my mind.

After much conviction for Gerald's mom to come with us, she finally got in Gerald's car and we drove her home. Initially she had wanted to stay back at the hotel and wait till God knows when, for...