“Liberty.” Serenity was at a town near her hometown, checking on the progress of her project when she picked up the call. Thinking that it was her sister, Serenity said hello with a smile. Zachary also dialed Serenity’s number while on his way to the hospital, but Sonny was one step ahead of him. His call did not go through. “Aunt Ser…” Sonny burst out crying at the sound of his aunt’s voice. Serenity tried to calm her nephew down. “What’s the matter, Sonny? Why are you crying? Was the lesson tiring? Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Sonny is a man, and men don’t cry. Don’t cry, Sonny. I’ll take you to the supermarket later. I’ll get you whatever you want.” “Aunt Ser, Mom was bleeding. There was a lot of blood… Come back, Aunt Ser. Mom’s about to die… Wahhh!” Sonny’s voice trailed on and off amid the wailing. On the other end of the line, Serenity was in shock. The phone fell right out of her hand. Next to Serenity, Elisa bent over to pick up the phone. Serenity managed to gr
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