36

_KIMBERLY_

I walked into the cool, air conditioned hallway of the hospital as my heart pounded viciously against my rib cage. I kept my mind clear as I followed the directions that Ana had sent earlier and avoided all negativity that would flow in if I let my guard down.

Turning a corner, my heart softened at the sight of Anastasia and Olivia, who were seated on the bench in front of Oliver's room. I noticed that they were bent over as they looked at Olivia's phone and I wondered what they were looking at.

I slowed down my steps as I approached them and when I got closer, I discovered that they were staring at old photos.

"Here," Olivia said as she pointed to a picture where a child, who was in a school uniform and looked to be in his early teens, was visibly upset, "is when Oliver didn't want to go to school because he said that the girls would fill his desk with love letters again since it was Valentines day." She let out a soft chuck