112:

EDEN

I was sitting at home when the guard passed. I hadn’t been paying attention because I was busy playing with Ethan while Herschel slept. She had been very tired and weak these days and I feared for her.

I knew he went to Roman's office so I didn't really bother with it.

“I’m hungry.”

I was glad that he was speaking now. For a few days after he came, he still hasn't spoken and I feared that he was non-vocal. I asked Herschel if that was a new thing and she said yes because he had always been speaking. I just figured that it was because he was in a new environment.

“Really? Let’s go get you something to eat then.”

He jumped off the chair and we walked into the kitchen. Being around him made me not want to wait for this baby to come out. While Belle was still my baby, she wasn’t a baby anymore.

“What do you want to eat, pumpkin?” He pointed towards an apple at the top shelf and I was just about to reach for it when I heard a loud crash.

It sounded like glass breaking and it shocked E