Chapter 6

Valerie missed our mom so much, I thought it best that we visited her that weekend.

During the week, Valerie had been sent out of school, finally. It did break my heart, but I was helpless.

On getting to the hospital, I found out that my mother had been moved. She was not in the ward that she used to be in. Frantically, I checked the other beds, but she was nowhere to be found on any of them. It made me uneasy, the worst of thoughts ran through my mind as I wondered where she could have been moved to.

I felt myself begin to panic as I rushed to the receptionist with my sister. I could tell she was only trying to stay calm. The woman was familiar with us, so she spoke as soon as she spotted us,

"Ward 117." She didn't even bother to smile, but her courtesy was the least of my problems. I nodded in silence, fixing the hem of my gown as I searched for Ward 117.

I finally located the ward. My jaw dropped...not in a good way, but with despair