Chapter 20
Several days later, Blaze was looking at her face in the mirror and had to admit that she looked better than she had in a long time. She thought back to the day Dr. Stone found out about her sleeping pills. Blaze had been sharing a particularly bad experience and the damning words came tumbling out.
“God, when that happened I popped about three pills…” Blaze’s words faded. Realizing what she’d done, she closed her eyes and leaned her forehead into her hands.
A sudden flash exploded in the doctor’s eyes, and her face grew stormy. “You did what? What are these pills you’re referring to?”
Finally, Blaze’s head came back up and she faced the doctor head on. “They’re nothing,” she began, the tone of her voice telling the doctor her objections were just plain ridiculous. “Just som
