Chapter 17

Everything seemed weird. The way I breathed, the way she sat next to me with a downcast gaze and hands in between her laps and even the way I forcefully turned the steering wheel to the right wasn't normal.

Disappointment sat heavily on me like a grand piano. It weighed me down and I could have sworn I was slouched behind the wheel of my car.

Aggressively, I turned to the left with my teeth biting down on my bottom lip. A screeching sound filled the air and Eliana winced as her head made harsh contact with the door.

"Diana!" Tcee screeched and it irritated my ears. "Drive gently."

These were the first words uttered since we left the hospital after he had showed me the correct test results.

It was silent again and filled with cricket sounds that were made up in my head. Just when we approached one of the best pizza shops, Eliana sat up and turned to face me.

"Could you plea