LAUREEN'S POV
I sat beside my sleeping mother lost in thoughts as I kept patting her. She had become sleepy somewhere in-between our games and I had finally allowed her to stop playing games with me when the doctor came in to give her an afternoon dosage of her medication and scolded me for stressing her out. She had finally slept off after defending me so much that we were all forced to laugh.
My phone suddenly rang, and it was a strange number, so I picked it up only to hear Joel's voice.
“Hello Mrs Rhyde." He said from the other end and I recognized his voice immediately.
“Joel?" I called out loudly and kept my eyes in the direction of who I wanted them to be on.
“Yes, that's me." He said on the other hand, and I laughed.
" What? Mrs Rhyde? I thought we were friends. Please call m
