Brain Chemistry

NIGEL

And this would be completely crazy and he was just realising it, his mouth dropped open. He looked at the driveway of the airport with a pit in his stomach because he knew Erika was freaking out just as bad. He had left in a hurry without even informing her and he had no idea if she was even up yet. But what mattered first was her mom. He knew his father would let him handle things his own way but the only one who would question the morality of it all would be his mother.

And he didn't know how ready he was, and neither was Erika. Nigel let out a sigh and got out of his car to pick up his family with an elevated feeling in his heart. He had indeed visited them a few days ago when Laurent's surgery dates were near and even if his little brother's teenage hormones were turning her into a loner who hardly liked company, it felt like he was also going into a darker phase of his life, Nigel rarely remembered how his smile looked like. And that sent waves of concern in his mind and he