Chapter 11
Natalie took a deep breath and hoped her parents wouldn’t ask why she was here early for the second day in a row. She pasted a smile on her face and bounced into the room, where she knocked on the side of the door to get their attention, then continued to walk in. She kissed her mother’s cheek. “How was your treatment today, Mom?”
Mom adjusted the bed while her father read his newspaper. Her mother quickly answered, “Good. I’m tired actually, but glad we started a new plan. I just want to go home with your father, healthy.”
Her dad flipped the pages of his paper in his “no words necessary” agreement.
Natalie had no idea where Galen needed her to go. He’d never asked her on a trip before and she hadn’t asked. She swallowed and took the seat next to her father. “I’m going out
