Cynthia Dion:
She hadn't spoken to anyone and stayed in her room after learning about my pregnancy news. Atticus tried to talk to her but returned upset.
"Are you alright?" I sat down with Atticus after he came back from his sister's room.
"I don't know--I don't know how to cheer her up, Cynthia," Atticus uttered, taking deep breaths and trying to shield his eyes from me.
"I think we should take a decisive step now," I mumbled as I straightened my back and gripped my phone tightly.
"I wish we had taken action when we had the chance. Now, my sister is completely shattered," he hid his face in his hands, but I grabbed his wrist and made him uncover his face.
"Atticus! It's crucial now. I know if we had already apprehended him, he would be behind bars, and Maleeka would have had to even
