Chapter 13. Aria pays

“Can you tell me where my mom is?" I was yelling already.

"I'm so sorry to inform you, but your mom is at the hospital fighting for her life," he said. For some few seconds, I couldn't feel my legs again. The world seemed unfair to me “Omg! Which Hospital?” I cried. As soon as I was given the information I walked away.

Mum was fighting between her life and death meanwhile, I was out there fucking strangers. That took me by surprise. I didn't expect her sickness to degrade so quickly. I don't know why but I couldn't stop blaming myself.

I wiped out the tears, which were already dripping down my eyes and decided to go to the church as my neighbour told me.

It wasn't a long walk, but at that time, It felt like trekking to Israel. The sun was too harsh and the thick clothes I had on made matters worse.

As I walked down the road, passers-by were all staring at me.

Married men, like unmarried men, where getting lost at the sight of me. It was just an annoying situation.

From a few meters a