บท 13: Chapter 13

But I was more afraid of being alone. In spite of Tim saying I could stay with them, he could still throw me out if I refused. I’d learned the hard way that people could change their mindsin the blink of an eye. “O-okay.”

“Don’t sound so excited.”

I gave him a hesitant smile, and he tugged a lock of my hair.

Tim made a phone call to set up the appointment. I was hoping the doctor would tell him we’d have to wait, that he was all booked up until next week or the week after, but no such luck.

“Doc’s a friend of mine. He’ll see you before office hours this morning. Get your jacket, Sweets, and let’s get going. It’ll take us a while to get to his office.”

I took my jacket from the little closet, and a roll fell out of the pocket and onto the floor.

He rubbed my shoulder, not asking for an explanation. “You might want to leave those home. Unless you want to take them along for a snack?”