“I waited for you for a long time and never saw you,” I told Celine. “So… I called Adrian. I didn’t expect William to show up, either.”
I tried to sound light, but I couldn’t hide the way something inside my chest had been ripped open.
Celine grabbed my arm, guilt all over her face. “I’m sorry, Julie. That job was important. I couldn’t turn it down. I didn’t even have time to call you. I just rushed straight to the hospital.”
“It’s okay.” I shook my head.
She looked around, confused. “Then… where are they?”
I curved my lips faintly. “It’s a long story. Come on. It’s almost noon. Are you hungry? Let’s eat.”
“Yeah!”
We found a pizza place that wasn’t too loud.
The moment I sat down, my stomach cramped, like it finally remembered it existed.
Ever since I got out of the prison, my app
