Sylvia
Oh, God, no. My poor baby. I sat hard on the kitchen stool I was standing next to.
“Mom?”
I looked up and Mandy stood in my doorway. “What’s happened?”
“Gia is in the hospital, she’s in a coma. I just got off the phone with Fred. He thought we should know.”
“Oh no. We need to get to Joel.”
I nodded. But I sat there, stunned.
“MOM!”
“Yes, sorry, I’m just in shock. The wedding is in two and half weeks.”
“Mom, I love you. I really, really do, but without Gia there would be no wedding.”
“What? No, of course not. I mean she’s been in the hospital for a week. Why hasn’t Joel called us?”
“Obviously, he’s got other things on his mind, mother. The love of his life is in the hospital in a coma.”
I nodded. I shook my head, got up and we both turned to leave the kitchen
