Rena’s pov

The next morning was cozy and blissfully assuring, I had gotten up to visit Raymond at the hospital again and since he was going to be discharged today, I wanted to be there for him. walked through the park close to the hospital. The sounds of birds and leaves mocked the storm inside me. I had barely slept, my mind had been haunted by my father’s words and the look on Raymond’s face the last time I saw him.

I went back inside my car after my head had cooled down a little and I sat still with my head buried on the steering wheel. I refused to...