Chapter187UnexpectedTwists.
Ruthwasatherwit’sendwithHolly’sgriping.ThefactthatHolly’sfacewasallpuffedupandherwordsweringoutallweirdonlymadeitworse.Ruthlosthercoolmomentarilyandblurtedout,“HowwouldIknow!”
EventhoughHollykeptsobbing,folkspassingbycouldn’thelpbutnoticeher,lookingalldistressed.Mostfiguredshewasn’tallthereinthehead.Afewbravesoulsgotupthenervetoseeifsheneededahand,asking.“Ma’am,doyouneedanyhelp?”
‘Don’tlookatme!”
When someoneapproachedher,Hollyfreakedout,coveringherfaceandsteppingbackasthoughshe’djustseenamonster.
The
personwhotriedtohelplookedconfused,steppedback,anddecideditwasbesttowalkaway,thinkingHollymighthavesomesevereissues.Ruthgrabbedherphonelikeitwasabouttorunawayandwantedtohanguponhermom.
Tryingtokeephercalm,Ruthsaid,“Mom,juseoverhere.I’vegotan.
Hollyperkedandsaid,“Alright,Ruth,hitmewiththeaddress,andI’llbethere<i>be</i>
OnceHollygotthedetails,sheggeddownataxitowhereRuthwas.
youknow!
Onanother note,atSilverwoodHospital’supperfloor,KatestoppedstaringoutthewindowtowatchHollygettingbootedfromthehospitalentrance,lookingpretty
sidewalk.
Wallpaperyforherselfonthe
HollythoughtshecouldhitupKateforsomecash.Isshestillintheredwithher?Thedebt.collectorsfromDavisonGroupkeeptheirhigh–interestratesmanageable,buthey,atleasttheykeepeverythingaboveboard.
Hollyshowinguplikethatseemedtochilleveryoneoutintheward
<i>by</i>thetimeKatereturned.
Eric,who’snotmovingaroundmuchthesedays,kepthisnoseinthe paperwork,allserious–like.Kate,meanwhile,wasgluedtoavideocallonhertablet.
Thentherewasaknock,<b>and</b>Milescamewiththishugefruitbasket.
“Erc,lookinggood,man,”MilessaidwithagrintoEric.
Ericgot
thislook,abithardtoread,andsaid,“Caughtwindofthebombshellyoudropped.”
Mileswascaughtoffguard,“Eh,how’dyougetwindofthat?”
Afterabeat,Ericjustsaid,“Thanks.”
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