Chapter 39Lina
“Hello? Anybody home?”
Lina jumped off the couch where she’d been wallowing, and in her haste knocked Salty off. He gave a surprised yelp.
“Yes, um, I’ll be right with you.”
In the bathroom, she splashed cold water on her face and ran a brush through her hair before slowly making her way back to the front room. Kim, being Kim, hadn’t waited to be let in and was already sitting on the couch when Lina got there. She was wearing a garish red sweater that practically screamed Christmas cheer, and equally garish red and green jewelry, but her face was open and friendly. Relieved not to be alone any longer, Lina smiled at her and Kim smiled back.
“I brought a cheese and meat and a veggie tray. Where’s Emery?”
“At her parents’.”
Kim’s face lit up and Lina gave her a stern lo
