~~~Freya~~~

My blood went cold.

The words hit me like a truck, knocking the air out of my lungs. For a few seconds, everything around me went silent except for the loud pounding of my heart in my ears.

No… that can’t be true.

My hand slipped from the armrest of the wheelchair as my body went weak. I slowly sank down onto the cold hospital floor, sitting right there in front of her, my eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

“W-what…?” My voice came out broken and barely audible. “Abuela… what are you saying? Elaine… killed my mom?”

Tears blurred my vision as a storm of emotions crashed over...