Chapter 9: The promise

"No, please stop this already"Pamela chided, wiping the tears off Leah's eyes. How can she suddenly change in mood, wasn't she smiling a few minutes ago? Leah smiled through the teary eyes and said "Thank you". She held Pamela's hands again and gave it a soft squeeze. "Louis is my son. He's the only child Ellis and I have got. You have no idea how pathetic our condition has become since that terrible accident that left him in a coma. Especially when the doctor said he might not come out of it and if he by chance did, he probably might end up a vegetable for the rest of his life. This is the hardest part of an experience any parents could have. I feel like I am dying every single day when I wake up and remember that my son might never come back to me. That he would never walk through that door and called out to me mum.The thoughts of it haunts me every single day…"Leah sniffled and looked away. Her eyes had reddened and she was trying to hold back the tears from coming down. She h