Chapter 567 I'll Come Pick up Phoebe
Phoebe got locked outta the kitchen. After a sec of thinking, she strolled into the living room and plopped down on the single sofa farthest from Theodore.
They both sat there, quiet as mice, with the TV blaring in the background. Neither of them gave a damn about the other.
Some variety show was on. After some fancy piano tunes, the host showed up. The folks on the show were tight, totally getting each other's jokes. In no time, they had the audience cracking up. Phoebe wanted to laugh, but she just couldn't. The people on stage seemed like they were just trying too hard.
Outta nowhere, her phone buzzed. Phoebe checked it and saw Cindy was calling. After a quick pause, she got up and headed to the balcony to take the call.
Cindy's voice was all careful, like she was walking on eggshells, "Hey, Phoebe, I heard Donovan's dead. Is that true?"
Phoebe leaned against the wall. The balcony was colder than inside, and the chill was getting to her.
She replied, "Yeah."
It took Cindy a while to speak again, "How could this happen? I was shocked when I heard. Phoebe, this must be really tough for Evelyn, right?"
Phoebe stared at her toes, "She's gotta accept it eventually."
The dead were gone, and the living had no choice but to deal with it.
Cindy could sense Phoebe's low mood and felt a pang of sadness, "Phoebe, wanna go out for a drink with me?"
window on the balcony, seeing
didn't wanna be around
of her nose and said,
was freezing. Then she
pretty scared of Theodore. Despite his calm look now,
and made for the
had been closed for a while did he look away and turn off the boring TV with the remote. When Phoebe got
help but worry, "Why do you look so
and said,
the car and drove off. They didn't go far,
crowded. They sat at the counter, and the bartender, a buddy of Cindy's, made them each a
state, Evelyn must be even more upset. I should
need. You know my mom. Your visit
I can't just ignore it," Cindy
tight for almost a decade. Back in school, Cindy practically lived at Phoebe's place. Evelyn would whip up meals for her, and Donovan always had her back. Now, with Donovan's accident, if Cindy shrugged them off, it
it a few
traced the rim of her glass, staring at the sunset-colored
the sea was a death sentence,
falling into the sea, even ten lives wouldn't be enough. It
Phoebe's back
liquid burned her
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