Chapter 24
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WHEN I PICKED UP JOANNA, she was nervous as all hell.
“I’m sorry it took so long to get here,” I said, watching her put the seatbelt on.
“It’s fine. Let’s get out of here,” she replied, looking around nervously.
“Don’t you think that nurse is going to find you missing and call Phillip?”
“I put some pillows under the blanket. Hopefully, she won’t figure it out for several hours.”
“How far away is your cabin?” I asked, pulling out of the parking lot.
“Only two hours. We’ll need to take the I-80 West. It’s in Waterloo.”
“Okay,” I replied.
“That’s right, you’ve never been there.”
“No,” I replied, not surprised now that I knew how much of an asshole Phillip really was.
As if reading my mind, she smiled. “Don’t take it personally. He never allowed anyone there, an
