Reborn In a Murderer’s Embrace

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.”

leave Sea City

up, I

in a car accident, the

didn’t even know where home was

corner to sit down, leaning against

I woke up, I found a jacket covering me. Although worn. it was clearly washed

looked around; the

I noticed two plastic–wrapped

bitterly, feeling somewhat resigned. A kind soul must have mistaken me for a homeless person,

Homeless?

about

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

no

folded the jacket and placed it with the

soul returned, they would probably take it

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

giving it much thought, I walked straight out of the alley and

I returned to the Fitzgerald mansion, Dexter

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

adult; she can’t be dead, can she?” Dexter said with irritation.

watching Dexter’s impatient

the door for you. The man says his name is Ryder, your senior,” the housekeeper

hesitated for a moment, then ran outside.