Sephora

CHAPTER 13

Sephora spent the next few days in the hospital, catering to the needs of a still medically comatose Cara, there had been some complications in the surgery, leading to a lot of blood loss which in turn led to them inducing her into coma.

It was a lot of messiness but Sephora stayed strong because what else could she do.

Sitting right beside her bed had been a task that Sephora hadn't taken for granted, she would sit there and simply stare as her own child struggled for her life.

There were times when her system would come crashing down, the doctors would run around until they made sure she was stable and other times she would just lay there, looking so pale Sephora would find herself crying her heart out.

This was her child, her first seed, the gift of her youth, slipping away from her when she barely got to know her as a person.

It was moments like now that made Sephora realise that she never truly knew Cara and who she had grown to become.

So many people had come to visit, so many class mates, so many friends, even the orphanage in the area had come bearing different gifts for Cara, it was like Sephora was seeing and getting to know Cara from the tales of other people.

So many stories about how kind and respectful she was to everyone, so many stories about her kindness to those she didn't even know yet Sephora wondered if she had simply hated her the most Because looking back, she didn't remember a time when Cara acknowledged her as a person talk more of seeing her as a mother, did she do something wrong at any point or was there something she had missed at some point.

      "You know-"
Asia began, turning to Sephora who simply stared at the girl who stayed by her side since the day she arrived the hospital.

Asia seemed like a good kid, very respectful, kind and encouraging,
Sephora remembered the first time she met the girl, she'd introduced herself as Cara's best friend.

A shocker because Sephora didn't exactly peg Cara as the type to have a friend so imagine her surprise when she not only found that she had a friend, she was friends with all and sunder.

    "She called me"
Asia spoke again, nodding towards Cara while Sephora raised her brows.

     "She said she finally found the thing she needed to put her dad away for life"
Asia began only to stop so she could wipe the tears that started falling.

    "I begged her to leave the investigations for the adults, I begged her to hold on and allow you find any evidence that would be needed but she refused"
She stopped, placing her head on her palms while her body raked with streams of tears.

    "If anything happens to her I would never be able to forgive myself because I wouldn't be alive if it weren't for her "
Now, one could call Sephora mean for not comforting the girl but she was lost, evidence?

     "I'm Sorry Asia but what are you talking about?"
Sephora found herself asking Asia who took out her towel and started wiping her years while Sephora stared in patience.

     "The first time I met you was at the city hall, you came with Cara and Ivy, My parents started fussing about meeting you because my father claimed he saw potential in you,  when we came closer I realised that Cara stood a bit away from the group so I joined her, Long story short we became friends then best friends"
Asia smiled while Sephora nodded almost impatiently.

     "Fast forward to some months on she came to my house, telling me that everything her father ever said about her mother were all lies, that he'd been cheating and abusing you for the longest of time"
Asia sniffled, shaking her head as though in disbelief.