CHAPTER 37: MISSING HIM?
Finally, Mama can go home today.
"Auntie Lucy, congratulations."
"Thank you, Doctor Ben. I am in great joy, and you never give up on me."
"Auntie Lucy, I always believe in miracles and angels sent by heaven," he said, raising his pointed finger to the sky. "We will see you again, but you are now our outpatient next time."
"I would be glad to come back for my treatment until I am fully healed."
"That's good, Auntie! That's the spirit!"
I watched Mama and Doctor Ben converse before we rode in the car, waiting. Brother Chris brought his SUV to pick us up and haul our things from staying in the hospital for three months.
I know how often I told myself that I would distance myself from Theo. But here I am, wishing I could see him one more time. He promised to congratulate Mama on the day she went home. But Theo didn't show up—not even his shadow.
