GABRIEL

"Gianna, baby, where are you?"

"I'm in here!" I played with the ring box in my pocket as I made my way towards the bathroom, where the sound of her voice came from. I still get a little choked up these days when I walk into the house, and they're here. It had taken at least three or four days before the pit in my stomach disappeared. That feeling of dread that they'll all be taken from me again.

Maybe that's why I've been rushing to do things, trying ...