Chapter 93

Jojo: Mel and I returned to bed after our discussion. Despite the money I had been sent, it was hard to relax and think straight. I had to decide for the baby I was carrying, it was growing with every passing second. I continued to turn and toss in bed. I couldn't sleep, or do anything at all. Mel seemed to notice it. She sat up in the middle of the night and tapped my right shoulder. I jerked up immediately before I turned to her. She had sleepy bags underneath her eyes, I could tell she was stressed. She had spent long hours at work the previous day and I knew she would be working throughout today as well. She flashed me a sad smile and stretched a hand to squeeze my thigh gently. "Are you alright? You can't sleep?" Was I alright? I shook my head as I looked at her. I did not want to cry, but I could not help it. Tears flooded my eyes again. Valerie was sleeping on a smaller bed close to us, I did not want to wake her up. I looked around our cubic room and heaved a long sigh. "I've j