RUBBY

"You still want me to leave?" Mirabelle asked. "I've got other things I think you should listen to."

That was when I stood up, I didn't want to hear any other thing.

The walls of the hospital seemed to close in around me, the weight of Mirabelle’s words and Alex’s silence laid heavy on me.

My hands trembled at my sides, my heart pounding so loudly I could barely hear anything else.

“Rubby, please… just let me explain," Alex said. He really did have the guts to explain ...