Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 29

"Thanks" Gilbert returned, looking for Sherilyn Lets go Grab your stuff. We can leave now"

Sherilyn didn't look at him, stood up, and walked straight to the young officer

"Here you go" The officer handed her bag over. "Check to see if anything's missing"

"Okay" Sherilyn checked her belongings her phone, keychain, pepper spray, a stone, etc. "Everything's here"

Behind het Gilbert saw it, too, his gaze landing on the stone it was common for a girt to carry pepper spray for self-defense, but a stane?

"You carry this amound?" Gilbert reached out, picking up the stone, which will had dried blood

Sherilyn didn't respond, grabbing the stone from his hand to stuff it back in her bag

"Wait a minute The officer stopped her "Sherilyn, a stone is considered a dangerous item. You can't take it with yout

Sherilyn paused. ""Rebilly?"

"Yes" The officer smiled. Even though it's not a metal sharp object, it's lethal Technically, it shouldn't pass subway secunty checks I dess you've just been lucky so far. Next time, don't bring it. You might not always dodge the checks"

hint of regret in her tone: "Okay,

rest of her items into her

officer smiled. No

left the

from behind, almost failing to catch up with

her bright eyes filled with wanness, glaring at

"Stay back""

froze instinctively raising his hands. “Okay, I won't touch

had never seen Sherlyn like that, like a startled animal ready to bite at

cars over

she was tired. She didn't want any more incidents or another police station visit "Hmm." She nodded, hugging her backpack

go Gilbert sighed in relief, leading her

didnt get in. Instead, she walked to the back seat opened

momentarily silent, closed the passenger

off, he glanced at

backpack, curled up in the comet her eyes tightly

Gilbert frowned. The girl before him seemed hardly to overlap with the

hour later, they arrived at Golden Oak

parked the car and announced,