CAROLINE
“Y
ou should call your father,
you know.” Shoveling a forkful of rations in my mouth, I chewed slowly as I contemplated James’ suggestion. He was right, of course; I should’ve called my dad when I woke up. There was no reason not to, especially when considering my circumstances. Anyone in their right mind would’ve called the police by now.
My gaze flickered to Kiki, and I smiled around my food before swallowing roughly.
“Yeah, later. I don’t want to listen to him rage about my carelessness.” Grumbling absently, I scooped more tasteless mush onto my spork robotically. “He’s an ass when it comes to injuries that could’ve been avoided by not being an idiot.”
“There are definitely worse things that could’ve happened. I’m going to borrow your dog, if that’s okay.”
“Will she list
