Madeline: I had been focusing more on my illness ever since the whole mess happened. I received a few calls and probably realized they were from Yuvonne trying to contact me. So, I didn’t answer any. “Gina, please keep the TV volume down,” I called out, asking her to lower it. They had been blasting the TV since morning, dancing to songs and watching movies. They had also scattered their toys around so much that I felt bad for the room service. Most of the time, I cleaned their mess myself because I didn’t want to burden someone else. But now that I was working on the files, I just needed a few minutes of complete focus. “Mommy.” After a few more minutes of silence, when I thought I could finally focus on my work, Elara appeared behind me. I had placed a table near the big window so

