Chapter 32

For a moment, we stood in silence, the

of distance between us heavy in the air. Then Vesta's face brightened as she remembered something. "How's your son?" she asked, her voice full of warmth. "The last time I saw him, he was just a baby. He must be, what, a teenager by Her question hit me like a punch to the gut. I felt the air leave my lungs as the ache I had buried deep inside rose to the surface. "He... he's gone, Vesta," I

yea

whispered, my throat tightening. "He died."

Vesta's face fell, and her hand flew to her

mouth. "Oh my God, Doris... I'm so sorry. I had no idea."

I forced a smile, though my heart felt

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heavy. "How could you have known? We

lost touch."

Tears welled up in Vesta's eyes as she reached out to hug me again, this time softer; more carefully. "I'm so, so sorry," she whispered. "I can't even imagine what you've been through." 'I didn't cry. I had cried so many tears over

the years that there were none left.

Instead,

I stood there, letting her hold me, feeling the weight of everything I had carried alone for so long. When she finally let go, Vesta wiped her eyes and looked at

me with renewed determination.

she said softly. "But you're here now,

flicker of hope stirring inside me. Maybe I didn't have to go through this alone

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why

suggested,

much I want to

7

of me

another part, the part that remembered what it was like to have someone to lean on, wanted to

said finally. "I'd like

grinned, squeezing my hand once more before stepping back. "Great! I'll meet you

maybe even a bit of hope. It wasn't much, but it was enough. For now, that was all

His Knees His Pless

medical wing and into a long, bright

how time had pulled us apart,

out to gently touch my

long while, I felt the stirrings of something like hope. Maybe, just

As we continued

the hallway, I reali

realized that this could

of something

what I had lost

by my side again, maybe I could find the strength

face whatever came next.

I could say anything more,

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