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I'm so entranced by their show of affection that I don't realize Amiri is now walking towards me. Without stopping, he wraps me in his arms. No words are spoken between us; our friendship is built around our connection with the woman currently in this damn hospital somewhere.
Releasing me, he moves to his brother and roughly pulls him into his chest. When they begin whispering, I avert my gaze and make my way over to Mia.
"Hi, sweetie," she sniffles and wipes her nose on her tissue before giving me a gentle hug. Sherry comes over and does the same, each giving the other the support necessary to get through this unfair experience.
This past week, I've felt completely out of sorts, not having my best friend to talk to or hang out with. We have become so close these past few months; I don't want to return to a life without my partner in crime.
Guilt festers under my skin like a disease. I can't help but feel like this is my fault. That if I hadn't left her alone in that damn bathroom, she could have been home this whole time. Christmas came and went without my bestie...I've been staring at the gifts I got her all week. My heart cracked every time I thought about what must have happened to her, all because I left her alone.
She was so excited to spend Christmas with her guys and the family she has built...that was all taken from her and us. Their decorated home went untouched, the house holding its breath, waiting for Eve's joy and brightness to spark life back into its walls.
Encompassed by understanding and the love of her family, I feel confident that no matter what she endured, yet again, she has a team out here waiting for her, ready to tear down the fucking world.
I don't know what's going on with the detectives chasing Kyle down right now, but I know for a fact that he will suffer.
If the law can't figure it out, then I have faith the guys in front of me will have no problem taking their pound of flesh.
He will rot in fucking hell.
Evelyn
"Mom?"
The silence is like a fucking knife to my chest. She's gone again...my mom is gone. I continue yelling for her in the darkness. It's a far cry from the bright white where Momma was.
Beep.
The noise niggles at the back of my mind, a memory of another time I heard that incessant sound. The panic digging its claws into my brain halts my progress of understanding just what the hell is going on.
My body feels heavy, weighed down by an unmovable force. I try to twist my body around to search for anything other than the pitch-black surrounding me. No success. I'm rooted to the spot, my eyes frantically darting left and right, up and down.
"Momma!"
Is this hell?
Did Mom ask me to leave her because I wasn't worthy of heaven? What did I do to deserve this? After everything I had to fucking live through in the real world...
"Her eyes are moving!"
The voice ping-pongs around in my jittery mind, driving my confusion to new heights.
Beep.
Beep.
Beep.
My heart thunders with the tune that makes me want to scream. All I want to do is lift my arms and cover my damn ears.
"Shut up, shut up!"
"Shit, Eve, it's okay. We're here; you're safe."
I whimper, the voice trailing off quietly towards the end.
"Open your eyes, baby."
I try to reach out and hold onto the voice, but whatever consciousness this is, is slowly slipping through my heavy fingertips. I can't hold on to the comfort the voice offers me. Before my eyes droop into nothingness, a wet bead of moisture tickles my cheek. A caress that soothes me into the abyss.
