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Nightwind City, Sapphire Springs Medical Center.
It was a typical rainy morning when Caroline finished her checkup, accompanied by her caregiver. As they wheeled past the outpatient clinic, fat raindrops started pelting the sidewalk outside.
Ms. Bennett, how about we wait inside until the rain lets up? her caregiver suggested.
Caroline nodded, Yeah, good idea.
They rolled into the lobby, which was already filling up with folks trying to stay dry. People shook out umbrellas and stamped water off their boots, the whole place smelling faintly of wet wool and coffee from the vending machine.
Suddenly, the glass doors swung open and a guy dashed in, shaking rain from his hair like a wet retriever. He pulled out his cell and called, Rebecca, hang on…
It was Eddy—a familiar face, even after all these years. He was running his
fingers through his damp hair, not noticing Caroline at all.
On his phone, Eddy said, Hey Rebecca, hope I’m not waking you up.
Rebecca White’s voice came through, a little sleepy. I’m awake. Did you see my mom?
Yeah, I did. Eddy grinned, his voice warm. Jacquetta’s doing much better. You don’t have to worry.
Thanks, Eddy.
Hey, it’s nothing, he replied. Just happened to be here, that’s all.”
As he talked, Caroline couldn’t tear her eyes away. She stared and stared, hardly daring to breathe. That face-she’d know it anywhere. It was burned into her memory, like a brand.
He was really here. Not some dream, not a trick of the light.
Ms. Bennett? her caregiver asked, concern in her voice. Are you feeling alright?
Caroline didn’t even hear her. She was whispering under her breath, Rebecca…
Had she heard him say that name? Rebecca? Could it possibly be the same Rebecca?
Her hands trembled as she unlocked her phone. She quickly snapped a photo of Eddy, glancing nervously at her caregiver.
Josie, she said, voice tight.
Yes, Ms. Bennett?
Take me back to my room.
But it’s still raining-
I said take me back! Caroline snapped, her patience gone.
Okay, okay, Josie mumbled, pushing her quickly down the hall, rain be damned.
Back in her room, Caroline sat shivering in her wheelchair, soaked to the bone.
Ms. Bennett, you’re drenched! Let me run a hot bath for you, or you’ll catch a cold, Josie fussed, heading to the bathroom.
Caroline barely heard her, mind racing. She gripped her phone so tightly her knuckles went white. She needed answers-but she didn’t
Francis? No, he’d never tell her the truth.
have Rebecca White’s.ne
After a moment’s hesitation, she scrolled through her contacts and dialed another number.
…
While it was morning in Nightwind City, it was the middle of the night in Sunhaven.
In his study, Gilbert had just finished
some paperwork. He closed his laptop and was about to head-
upstairs when his phone lit up with
Caroline’s name. He frowned and let the call go to voicemail.
A moment later, a text popped up:
**Need to talk. Pick up.**
He hesitated, then replied:
**If you need anything, talk to big brother. That’s what he wants, too.**
He locked his phone and started to leave when it buzzed again—a photo this
time.
Gilbert squinted at the screen. Even though it was just a profile shot, he knew the man instantly. Eddy.
What was Caroline doing, sending him a picture of Eddy?
He looked closer. The background was unmistakably a hospital lobby-nurses, patients in gowns, the whole nine yards.
Sapphire Springs Medical Center, no doubt. Eddy was at Sapphire Springs, too?
bet
And from the angle, the photo was definitely taken on the sly. Caroline had snapped a secret photo of Eddy. But why? What was going on here?
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