250 Home and Haunted

(Jayden)

After the incredible time with Henry earlier at the hospital, I’m back at home. But I struggle with not being there with Henry. Winona is in the kitchen talking with Anne and Abby.

Bobby and Sarah are doing their homework.

The doctors said Henry might be able to come home in four to six weeks if things continue the way they’re going. I can’t even begin to describe how that makes me feel.

The excitement, the relief, the overwhelming sense of possibility.

After everything, we’re finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. And this time, hopefully, it’s not the oncoming train.

Winona comes into the living room. She sits beside me. “So, I spoke with Gus last week. He came to the office.”

I tense up immediately at the mention of his name. “What’s going on with him now?”

She sighs, her fingers tracing small circles on my leg. “He asked if we wanted to have dinner with him and Maria.”

I shake my head, knowing exactly where this is going. “I’m not interested, Winona.”

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