I hate having to leave Eli, but I know we have no choice when there are restricted visiting hours. I can only hope he sticks to what he has said and will consider the rehab. Because I truly think that will be the best choice for him. I feel Gio’s hand on my lower back, gently guiding me along the corridors of the hospital. His touch is reassuring considering how I am feeling.
“You okay, Liv?” Gio asks.
“Hmm. You?” I reply, while I watched Noah power on ahead, barely looking back, I imagine wanting to get home to Samiya and his little girl now.
“Yeah. Difficult seeing him like that isn’t it?” he says.
I nodded. “I wish I had known. I can’t believe I have never noticed it. I feel like I have let him down.”
“Liv, he is good at hiding it. You have not let him down. And he tries to prot
