Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 25

"Get her out of here!" Caroline's grip tightened on Gilbert's arm, hier voloe laced with desperation. I can't stand the sight of her. Tell her to leave. Now!"

Gilbert didn't need to think twice. "Fine"

He turned to Sherilyn, his eyes blazing with anger. "Didn't you hear? Leover"

Sherilyn let out a barely audible scoff, setting down the electric shaver she had been holding and wiping her hands before turning to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Seeing Caroline's distressed look made Gilbert feel he needed to defend her honor.

He grabbed the bunch of sunflowers from the table. "These are from you?"

"Yes," Sherilyn nodded.

"Take them with you" Gilbert waved dismissively

What? Sherilyn was stunned. Was she even unworthy of offering flowers to Francis, someone she saw as a beloved older brother?

"What are you waiting for? Seeing her stand frozen, Gilbert took matters into his hands. He stormed over, grabbed the sunflowers, and thrust them into Sherilyn's arms His words were cold and harsh. "You think he'd appreciate your flowers? if it weren't for you, his child would have been three years old

now!"

"I don't understand how you have the nerve to show up

tumed away, her shoulders trembling as if she was crying,

Gilbert directed his anger back at Sherilyn. "Aren't you going to

the sunflowers, Sherilyn had

that, she turned

door closed behind her, Gilbert approached Caroline. "Don't be upset. I've made her leave. I'll tell the doctors and nurses not to let

closest to the hospital, Sherilyn was in disbelief. No way. The buses stopped running

she have to walk back? She had just endured a two-hour walk the previous night and faced the same ordeal, hun Retuming only a few days ago, had she

the timetable, she

than the Southern District Sanatorium where Sylvia

her, then circled back to stop before her. A young man with bleached hair sat on it, giving her a not-so-friendly smile. "Hey,

of alcohol and cigarettes emanating from the man. "No,

walk past him, but he blocked her way. "Come

gaze lingered on Sherilyn's legs. "I said I'd take you. Come

Sherilyn's hand, trying to pull her

struggling fiercely.

get! Come on, I give you