CHAPTER 18
M I R A N D A
"Mommy you're taking so long." I hear Ben over the other line.
"I'm already riding a cab honey. I'm coming there." I tell him.
Ben whines for more.
"Could you hand uncle Hugo his phone back please sweetheart?" I ask.
I waited for Hugo to speak from the other end of the line as I feel the cab finally moving on this traffic jam. The rain is pouring hard again outside the window pane of the cab's backseat while I glare at my phone. I notice that it is already five forty-five in the afternoon and I'm already starving, a little tired too.
"Hey Miranda." Hugo finally speaks.
"Hey Hugo” I greeted trying to sound alive. “I'm on my way to fetch Ben. I'm so sorry I picked him up late. It's just because..." I trailed off.
The boss from the hardware store was a mania
