Chapter 13

That night. I didn’t go home. I curled up on a hospital bench to sleep through the night.

The next day when I woke up, I was burning up with a fever.

My phone was silent the whole night; Dexter didn’t call even once.

“Ryder…” I called him from the bench. “About that study abroad thing. I’ve made up my mind.”

“Phoebe, do you have a cold?” Ryder’s voice came through, laced with concern.

“Yeah, got caught in the rain yesterday. Feeling a bit under the weather today.”

“Where are you? I’ll drop off some cold medicine,” Ryder was worried.

“If I hand in the application form today, how soon can I leave the country?” I asked with a sense of urgency in my voice.

At that time, I had a premonition that I might not survive if I didn’t leave.

I wanted to live, to get as far away from Dexter as possible.

As long as I left, it would all be over.

“If you apply now, you can get an acceptance letter in two months. I’ll ask the professor to expedite it. Once you get the notice, I’ll buy your plane ticket,” Ryder said, his voice laced with concern. “Is the cold serious? Should I come get you?”

“No need, Ryder… I’m at the hospital. Thank you.”

able to leave Sea City forever, escape

hanging up, I left the

accident, the house was sold, and the death compensation was gone to debts. Apart from the Fitzgerald family, I

even know where home was

down, leaning against the wall and falling back into a groggy

long I slept, but when I woke up, I found a jacket covering me. Although worn. it was clearly washed with

looked around; the alley

I noticed two

somewhat resigned. A kind soul must have mistaken me for a

Homeless?

about

food, and use my stuff. So, what’s the

was no

neatly folded the jacket and placed it with the muffins on a clean

they would probably

around at a rustling noise to see a tall, lean figure in

it much thought, I walked straight out of

I returned to the Fitzgerald mansion, Dexter

come back? She didn’t come home all night,” Hailey asked. worry etching her features.

be dead, can

stood outside the door, watching Dexter’s impatient demeanor,

says his name is Ryder, your senior,” the housekeeper informed me as

a moment, then

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