120: Baby

She finally came out of her bedroom looking fresh out of the shower. Her mom felt a heavy burden just lifted off her shoulder. Hazel was feeling better. There was still deep sadness on her face but she forced a smile and said 'Hi' and gave her a long hug. The day was getting dark and Claire's relief was short-lived because Hazel was on her way outside to meet the boy in a designer hoodie in his white Lamborghini who looked like he hadn't had a good sleep in days.

"He's been waiting for an hour," Claire said.

She had turned on the light on their porch so the two of them can have a good talk on their new balcony swing. Claire poured a generous amount of red wine into her mug and peeked outside their window and saw the two kids embracing each other warmly.

"Hey, baby ... how are you doing?" he said and kissed the top of her head.

She shook her head and started to cry in his chest.

"Oh ... I'm so sorry ..."

"No ... I'm sorry ..." she said and held her tears back. "I'm sorry I missed your