Molly
“Molly… your mom… she… she tried to hang herself.”
For a second I don’t understand what he just said.
My brain refuses to process the words.
“What?” I ask, my voice coming out thin. “What are you talking about?”
“She tried to hang herself this morning,” Josh repeats, faster now. “The guards found her in time. They took her to the prison medical unit. She’s alive but… Molly, you should come.”
My hand tightens around the phone.
“She’s alive?” I ask again, like I need to hear it twice.
“Yes,” he says quickly. “She’s alive.”
“I’m coming,” I say immediately.
I end the call before he can say anything else.
Amber is already on her feet. “What happened?”
“My mom,” I say, grabbing my bag without even thinking. “She tried to hang herself.”
Amber’s face drops. “Oh my God.”
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