-----Elaine----
“Julia, it’s okay. Thomas is fine, and neither Kave nor I mind that you didn’t make it over,” I reassured her gently. To be honest, there had been so many new faces swirling around me that she could lie and say she had been there, and I wouldn’t even know the difference. I tried to lighten the mood, hoping to ease some of the guilt weighing on her.
Julia gave me a watery smile. “Thanks. I’m good now. It’s silly of me to be feeling teary now that I know he’s going to be okay. Delayed reaction, I guess.” She fished a tissue out of her pocket, dabbed her eyes, and forced a smile. “So… tell me about yourself.”
We sat together on a bench outside the infirmary and started talking. I was surprised at how easily the conversation flowed. We soon discovered we had several things i
