Facade of Love

Chatper 346

Chapter 346 The Boy Left Behind in the Snow

I said okay and hung up without asking more about Alice’s accident.

I had not asked Idris or Mom how Alice got hurt. It was partly because I had my own stuff to deal with and also because I was not exactly close enough to Alice to be fussing over her. For some reason I could not quite put my finger on, I just did not feel comfortable around Alice. It was probably because we were just not close.

The house was quiet, the evening shadows creeping in as I headed back to my room for a bath. After a day spent shivering in the cold, sinking into the warmth of a hot bath was pure bliss. Wrapped in the comfort of my towel, my phone buzzed from where it lay at the foot of my bed. It was Charlie, I answered it to hear his deep voice. “Are you busy?”

I paused. “No. What’s going on?”

I could not see his face and could not guess what was behind his call, so I waited.

His voice was as smooth as ever. “I just noticed it’s snowing outside. I felt like calling you.”

His tone was hard to read, but something told me he was not in the best of spirits.

I tried to lighten the mood. “Snow’s a rare guest in Lake City. It’s pretty magical this year, Isn’t it?”

“Mhm.”

hummed a response, then

at the clock. It was already ten. Fresh from my bath, sleepiness was setting in, and I wondered what made Charlie ring me up

talk to? He did not

I was still hesitating, his voice cut through the

hum, and I could almost hear the smile in his voice as

went

lost, I shrugged it

in bed, phone in hand. I

Scott, are

must have been waiting for a reply because soon after,

late, but I’m at a loss here. Can

made me frown, and I quickly

me, he picked

late call.”

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