Chapter 504

• That unexpected twist. Life is full of them. My unexpected twist came in the form of Charlotte dying a few hours after bringing Tala into the world. It’s been four days and I’m functioning on autopilot.
• That night I brought Tala home and I sat beside her crib until the following morning, making sure nothing happened to her during the night. The most awful moment was when William woke up and I had to tell him that Charlotte was gone.
• He sat on my lap in that rocking chair next to Tala’s crib and we cried. Jessica stopped by every day and sat with Tala so I could shower and I cried as I stood under the water. Everything smelled like her, everything reminded me of her, especially Tala. She had Charlotte’s dark hair and she smelled like her too.