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Author: Baby Kemo
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LILA'S POV

Last night was a fucking disaster.

I barely got an hour of sleep, my mind is is a fucking mess, exhaustion, and the haunting image of Derrick lying in that hospital bed made me almost insane.The second I got off work, I rushed straight to the hospital to be with him.

Ava, sweet angel that she is, practically shoved me out this morning, insisting I go home and rest before work. She knew something was up. I could see it in her eyes, the concern, the silent demand for answers. And fuck, I wanted to tell her.

But how do you explain something when you can't even say it out loud? When the shame sits so fucking deep in your bones, you feel like it's choking you?

Exactly. You don't.

My eyes burn, raw and puffy from a sleepless night. Ava had taken a whole month off work to stay with Derrick, her defense? He's my son too.

Tell me she isn't a goddamn saint, and I'll fight you. I mean this.

By the time I drag myself home at 4:58 a.m., my body feels like it's been run over. I need to b
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