Chapter 6: The beginnings of despair
„Your cousin is in the hospital. "
That was the only information her aunt shared with her. It was said coldly- almost uncaring. That was definitely not her aunt. Her aunt gushed more about her cousin than was preferable.
She never dared talk back to auntie- but now, she felt obliged too.
"Will he be O.K.?"
Her aunt looked at her for the briefest of moments- the sheer sadness and pain reflected in those eyes…
She expected a one word answer- what she received in return shocked her more than Dudley's accident itself did.
"…We can only hope so."