Uncertainty

The whole car ride towards the hospital had me thinking. My whole life was in a state of disarray. My mother was missing, and she was the daughter of a mafia king, and my father was fighting for his life in a surgery room.

I felt frozen inside, like I didn’t know what to feel or think. Not to mention Emilio dropping the bomb that he had feelings for me, and what we had was more than just sex.

It was all so confusing.

When I arrived at the hospital, I located my brother. He was sitting on a bench with his head in his hands. He looked like he was about to lose it at any moment. When I put my hand on his shoulder, he got up and hugged me.

He sobbed in my arms as I held him tightly. He had been the closest to my father. It must have been why the situation was affecting him that much.

When he let go, he wiped his tears and apologized.

“No need to apologize. I know how you’re feeling. It is scary not knowing what will happen to Papa.” I said.

He nodded his head.

I sat beside him, looking in