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

I

a car accident,

where

corner to sit down, leaning against the wall and falling back into a

but when I woke up, I found a jacket

around; the

up, I noticed two plastic–wrapped muffins beside me.

resigned. A kind soul must have mistaken me

Homeless?

about right.

in my house, eat my food, and use my stuff. So, what’s the difference between you and a

was no difference.

the jacket and placed it with the muffins

soul returned, they would probably

against the wall and took a few steps, then turned around at a rustling noise to see a tall, lean figure in a hoodie disappear

giving it much thought, I walked straight out of the

to the Fitzgerald mansion, Dexter

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

adult; she can’t be dead, can

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

his name is Ryder, your senior,” the

a moment, then ran

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