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!"

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

shoulders trembling as if she was

anger back

Sherilyn had

leaving. With that, she turned and walked

her, Gilbert approached Caroline. "Don't be upset. I've made her leave. I'll tell the

disbelief. No way. The buses stopped running at 8 in the

endured a two-hour walk the previous night and faced the same ordeal, hun Retuming

not checking the timetable, she had no choice but

secluded than the Southern District Sanatorium where Sylvia was, prided itself on

was the one to suffer She walked alone. The streets were empty, hardly a car in sight, eerily quiet. Suddenly, a motorcycle zoomed past 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,

frowned at the strong smell of alcohol and cigarettes emanating

he blocked her way. "Come

legs. "I said I'd take you. Come on, get

bike, he grabbed Sherilyn's hand, trying to

Sherilyn's body tensed, struggling fiercely. "I said let

get! Come on, I give you