The sight of Arissa lying on the bed worried the kids to no end.
âWhat happened?â Darius asked Shaun.
âWhatâs wrong with Mommy?â
The kids, who were already worried sick, panicked even further when they saw Gavin crying like that.
Plagued by guilt, Gavin sobbed as he said, âM-Mommy found out about our brother! Itâs my fault! She overheard it because I didnât hear her coming!
She was crying so hard!â
The other kidsâ eyes reddened upon hearing that.
Darius furrowed his brows, but he was so worried about Arissaâs condition that he didnât have time to ask the kids what happened.
âShaun, how is Issa?â
âShe fainted from overwhelming sadness,â Shaun replied as he continued examining Arissa.
Darius knew her condition was rather serious when he saw how concerned Shaun looked. âShould we take her to a hospital?â
He figured a hospital would be much better equipped to treat her.
âYes. Get the car ready.â
Shaun agreed to send her to the hospital when all attempts at waking her up had failed.
âWhy isnât Mommy awake yet?â Jesse asked while sobbing loudly in fear.
âMommyâs just unconscious. Sheâll wake up soon,â Zachary comforted his sister even though deep down, he was panicking like crazy too.
To their surprise, Arissa woke up right when Shaun was about to carry her into the car.
âMommyâs awake!â Jasper exclaimed excitedly and wiped his tears.
âMommy! Youâre awake!â Oliver cried out in relief.
The kids were all excited and relieved to see that Arissa had regained consciousness.
âAll right, you can put Issa down now that sheâs awake,â Darius said as he stepped forward to hold Arissa steady.
âAre you okay, Mrs. Graham?â Shaun asked while helping her lie down on the bed.
âYeah...â
Although Arissa was no longer overwhelmed by emotions like she was earlier, she was still trapped in a state of grief.
âPlease take better care of yourself, Mrs. Graham. Gavin and the others are really worried about you,â Shaun advised after giving her a quick examination.
Arissa looked up and saw all five of her kids staring at her worriedly with reddened eyes.
She held her hand out, and they all came in for a hug.
Oh, my sweethearts! My precious sweethearts!
Tears flowed down Arissaâs cheeks as she hugged them tightly.
It pained Darius deeply to see her so sad. He turned to look at Shaun, and the latter motioned for him to talk outside.
While Arissa and the five kids continued to cry, Darius followed Shaun out of the room and asked, âWhat happened to Issa?â
âGavin and the others discovered what happened to the missing child, and Mrs. Graham couldnât take the shocking news,â Shaun replied with a sigh.
Knowing that it couldnât possibly be good news, Darius narrowed his eyes and asked softly, âWhat happened to the child?â
Shaun looked him in the eye and said sadly, âDanna threw him into a dumpster. They say he died because no one rescued him.â
Darius trembled all over as a look of grief filled his face.
âI... I havenât even gotten a chance to see him...â
Shaunâs eyes reddened as well. The sounds of Arissa and the kids crying in the bedroom only worsened their feelings of sadness.
âPlease stop crying, Mommy.â
Jesse tried wiping the tears off Arissaâs face, but the tears refused to stop.
âHe wonât blame you, Mommy. Itâs the bad guys who are at fault!â Oliver shouted angrily with a sniffle.
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Jasperâs eyes were filled with hatred as he clenched his fists.
âYou need to pull yourself together, Mommy! You still have us! Weâll always be with you!â Zachary comforted her.
âSay something, Mommy...â Gavin pleaded.
Instead of crying her heart out as most people would, Arissa simply sat there in silence while her tears kept flowing. Naturally, seeing her like that worried the kids even more.
Hugging them tightly in her arms was the only way for her to keep herself grounded.
Neither Darius nor Shaun knew how they could comfort her as they watched from outside the room.
With a frown on his face, Darius decided to give his son a call and fill him in on the situation.