Iris:
When I woke up, everybody was already sleeping.
I stood, looked around the room, and noticed that Luca was not in the room.
I felt defeated, especially because I was upset that the cure had not worked.
With that, it meant I was stuck with my mother for even more time.
Sadness settled over me, but I knew there was nothing I could do except move forward and look for another way.
And in this case, another way would be the water from the Blue River.
I stepped into my kids' room, checked on them, saw they were sleeping peacefully, and then found Luca in the living room.
I returned to my room and slept a little more before waking up in the morning.
There were some text messages on my phone about the brand opening of our perfume.
I stared at the screen for a while with my swollen eyes.
I had not expected to be a part of this opening because I had thought I would slip away once my child was fine.
