Chapter 60. Is She Okay?

     Exhausted, Melissa sat leaning on the glass window as the plane took off, disappearing into the clouds. 

 “Melissa, are you okay?” Lisa knelt beside her when they let her into the office. Using her handkerchief, she wiped Melissa’s face. “Aunt, come with the lawyer. They can’t detain you here anymore. Get up.” Lisa helped her up and out of the office.

 When they got home, she went straight to the bedroom.

 Days passed, but Melissa stayed in the house. She stayed in bed, not responding to anything they said. 

 “How do we get her out of that bed?” Lisa asked, walking out with the untouched food plate. “She has not eaten for days since we got from the airport, aunt. I don’t know what to do anymore.”

 “The doctor said we should give her time. Be patient with her.” Betty walked into the room and sat beside Melissa, smoothing her hair. “When her parents died, she got depressed like this, but it was worse.