Chapter 36

Ray's p.o.v

'Ava.....I uuuh....' Bryson stuttered, taking in a quick momentary breath. The sudden arrival of Ava in the middle of his careless speech threatened to bring him down to his knees.

His eyes were raised but not drawn together, raising his upper eyelids in the process. He attempted to speak and explain himself but his mouth kept on opening and closing like a fish deprived of oxygen.

He regretted those words the moments he spotted Ava. He fidgeted on his feet, with a scattered gaze that bounced around the hospital room.

Sever him right, I couldn't understand why he would allow such words to pass through and out of his mouth.

Ava stood looking at him in a blank yet intimidating face. My dad stepped beside her, with his shoulders bowed and slightly pulled back. Despite his hands being pocketed, I could almost see them clenched into massive fists inside the fabric.

Mad, his face was mostly unreasonable, except, the twitch on the corner of his mouth clearly meant something. De