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

up, I left the

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

didn’t even know where home was anymore.

to sit down, leaning against

but when I woke up, I found a jacket covering me.

around; the alley was deserted.

two

must have

Homeless?

seemed about right.

food, and use

was no difference.

jacket and placed it with

kind soul returned, they would probably

the wall and took a few steps, then turned around at a rustling noise to see a

straight out of the

I returned to the Fitzgerald mansion, Dexter

Phoebe? She hasn’t come back? She didn’t come home all night,” Hailey asked.

an adult; she can’t be dead,

outside the door, watching Dexter’s impatient demeanor, and sighed.

there’s someone at the door for you. The man says his name is

hesitated for a moment,

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