Veronica
I heard the ping on my phone as I shoved tacos in my mouth. Victoria and I were at the hospital visiting Stacy and Darius. We were all chowing down.
Another ping, and another, like five, came through.
“Who’s blowing up your phone?” Darius asked.
“I don’t know I’m eating tacos.”
Victoria picked it up after wiping her hands off. I didn’t care, I had nothing to hide from her.
“It’s from an unknown number,” she said.
“Open it,” I grunted as I licked sour cream off of my fingers.
I watched her face, her mouth had dropped.
“What is it baby?”
“Um, it’s me and my brother,” she said. I could see her scrolling and then her face went pale. I wiped my hands off quickly and pulled her to me.
“What is baby?”
She showed me the phone. Yes, I see the pictures of her and he
