Chapter 73

It had been a long time since Grace got two days in a row off, and on a weekend, no less. Normally, she was working overtime and taking whichever shifts she was assigned.

Since Grace finally got some rare time off, Lina took her shopping.

The two of them had not gone shopping for a long time. Grace because she lacked the time and the money, and Lina because Grace’s erratic schedule made planning a shopping trip almost impossible.

When they strolled around the mall, Grace felt as if she had momentarily returned to the past when, before the accident, she had been carefree.

She’d taken so many things for granted.

Money, time. Friendships. Her freedom.

Now, she appreciated each moment.

Her life might not be so beautiful or easy or glamorous, but she was appreciative of every minute.

Even in her best days before, when she’d graduated at the top of her class, landed Sean and her future had seemed so bright… she had not been so mindful of those things.

Lina elbowed her side. “All right, this has been going on for

months now. Spill. What’s the deal with Jay? How much do you know about him now?”

Before Grace could even answer, Lina was talking…

“Where is he from, where’s his hometown? What kind of people are in his family? You know a lot of people can seem nice before they swindle someone.”

Right. This could be one big cat fishing trick.

scam, he could find someone who actually had something to take. I’m poor.

career.”

that away. “Tell me about his

she didn’t know anything, but that would just make her friend pry more. “I only know that his father has already passed away, and his mother seems to have left him. He didn’t tell me

all you know? You should at least

need to find out what he used to do? In the past, I thought I knew

remembered his license plate and ID numbers very clearly. But in the end, what did it matter? I still couldn’t see

bit her lip. “Sorry.”

nothing for you to fuss about, anyway. I know you’re worried about me, but I really don’t care about any of that anymore. Besides, if he doesn’t want to tell me and

that Grace didn’t really want to

put forth a good front for Lina, and even

she knew he

had a whole life before

did. But she understood him, and she recognized a kindred soul that was suffering. Who was she to force him to share

some new clothes.” Grace didn’t actually intend to buy anything, but it seemed a good enough excuse to get Lina

clothes when I meet clients,” Lina complained

she

buy anything. And I promise not to buy it

“I

You already have that

and gave in. Besides, it didn’t cost anything to try some clothes on. She could pretend and then claim they didn’t fit and put them back on

way to the formal section of

that the lady in the store was looking at her. The cheap

familiar sense of

herself to not think like

done nothing wrong and she had every bit as much right to look around a store as anyone

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