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[179] Mommy?
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2021-10-20 22:42:38The car ride to the hospital was silent. One could hear the sound of their breaths as Efrain drove as fast as he could towards the hospital. Aramide’s fingers dug into her nails as she stared right ahead trying to focus on everything but the thoughts that were running through her mind, the fear that she might get there but it would be too late tormented her, the thought that Tania was already there and could hurt her daughter crushed her heart over and over again. She clenched and unclenched her jaws as she blinked to clear the tears that had piled up in her eyes.
Aramide wasn’t stupid. She knew she could probably be freaking out for no reason, but the voices in her head opposed that, just to be safe, she was heading over there, “Efrain,” she called. Her voice was even lower than when she had spoken in the office, her lip was bruised from all the times she unconsciously bit on it in her anxious state. ”I’m gonna call Daniel and ask him what
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