NATASHA.
"Hey Nala," his voice drifted swiftly into my ears. I froze for a moment, then the loud pounding in my heart began.
My heart skipped a beat. Then it started galloping. Then it slowed down to a crawl. And then I felt my blood pulsate in my chest. Hard and fast. In the span of a microsecond my entire brain burst into flames, and then crumbled into ashes.
"Nala?" I heard him whisper, bringing me out of my reverie. This was the second time I was talking to him today, but the effects his voice has on me still hits hard each time he speaks.
"Mama is...she's with the doctor," I mumbled, looking over to where Mama sat just a bit beside me with a large grin on her face. She nodded her head, as though encouraging me to continue with the lie.
"The doctor? Are you already at the hospital
