After signing all the paperwork to leave the hospital, we head to the hotel for one night before we leave. I’m grateful for it because I need time to prepare myself for seeing Josh and my mother, and honestly,
I need some proper alone time. I’m not used to having this many people around me.
As much as I enjoy having them there—hearing Sarah and Lawrence getting to know each other—it’s a lot all at once. All I really want to do is curl up and read a book. I don’t even own any books, but Jensen told me I could use his e-reader. I could use a phone, I guess, but I was never allowed one. Father always thought my mother would try to contact me, and I was too scared to ever risk it. I know how they work—I just never had one of my own. The hotel is grand, with huge pillars and marble stairs l
