Sienna sat cross-legged on the edge of the hotel bed, the soft hum of the heater in the room keeping the winter chill at bay. She was on a video call with her grandmother Byra who was narrating everything that had happened since they left. The old woman was sighing every other ten seconds, as though she was reluctant to share such heavy news.
Grandma Byra's voice was steady, though tinged with disbelief. "Your aunt...I mean Numia. I can't call her your aunt anymore. She had been sent to a mental health facility. Confined for life. At least she was sedated when she was taken away, so there was no screaming. But I sent in a request for the doctors to conduct vigorous tests on her. I really don't understand how we came to this point. Numia was always unreasonable, but this beyond anything we've seen."
Sienna pressed opened a packet of healthy mint candy that was made with sugar. "Confined for life? That's...." She trailed off, stunned. What surprised her more was the next revelation
