“With much enthusiasm,” Nurse Aurora confirmed. “I am very saddened to hear of your mother’s departure, but I do hope you have found new purpose here in Ayersville.”
“So far, so good,” I replied weakly. “For the most part, anyway.”
A loud slam echoed across the school, somehow managing to reach all the way back here. Laura jumped slightly, nearly dropping the small bottles of oil as she hastily scrambled to put them back in place.
“Th-that must be them.”
“I will ask you to wait outside.” Nurse Aurora beamed. “It can be quite troublesome to work with such a full room. But you are welcome to stay until I finish.”
Part of me wanted to run, there and then. Just catch the first bus back to the city and totally forget about this crazy day. But that wasn’t how a Harvey handled problems,
