Yolanda felt her head buzz violently, as if a blinding white light flashed before her eyes. For a moment, she seemed unable to see anything clearly.
A moment later, she steadied herself and asked in complete confusion, "Taken away? What does that mean?"
She did not realize that when she spoke, her voice had become hoarse and was trembling slightly.
"Yolanda, don't panic," Lola tried to comfort her. "Cooper is the child's father. He wouldn't harm the child. Maybe... he just wants to take the child back to spend some time together and will return soon."
Yolanda immediately latched onto a critical piece of information. She grabbed Lola's hand forcefully. "How many days? How many days has Cooper taken the child away?"
Lola's face was full of worry. She turned to look at the others, completely unsure of how to respond.
"No, he can't take my child. That's my child." Almost instantly, Yolanda lost all rationality. She sat up abruptly and was about to get out of bed.