"Gladys!!"
"Hey bestie"
"Oh my God I missed you so much"
"I went to the hospital to see Aubrey and honestly she doesn't look so good"
"Oh Gladys you have to help me"
"Of course I already paid it that's why I went to the hospital"
Rose threw herself on Gladys in tears.
"Thank you so much"
"Anything for you, the doctors are performing the surgery now"
"Are you hungry?"
Rose asked her.
"Of course"
"Join me for breakfast then"
The next morning Aubrey was feeling much better after the surgery but would be set to go home after a week.
"Mommy.... "
"Yes my angel"
"What happened?"
"Oh baby you were very sick that's all"
"Who is she?"
Aubrey pointed to Gladys.
"Oh she's your aunt, call her aunty Gladys"
"Hello Aunty Gladys"
"Hi darling"
Aubrey returned home whole and hearty.
Meanwhile......
"Babe where are you going?"
"I'm going to Virginia for work darling"
"Why can't I come with you honey"
"It's so important and you'll hardly see me"
"Fine but you're taking me next time okay"
"Sure anything for you sweetie"
Adam said and he left for the airport.
Back in Virginia Gladys and Rose were having a discussion when Rose noticed the huge scar on her left arm.
"Gladys what happened to your hand?"
She asked worriedly.
"Oh it's nothing just a kitchen accident you know"
"Hmm okay"
"I still feel there's more to this injury than she's telling" Rose thought.
Rose, Gladys and Aubrey all went to bed that night.
A knock on the door at 4:00am in the morning woke Rose up.
"Hello"
She said sleepily as she reached for the door handle. Nothing prepared her for what she would see that morning.
She opened the door and there on her front porch stood....