When we got back to the room, Agnes was there waiting for us and the guilt just flooded over me anew. She practically jumped up from the bed when we walked into the room. It was clear from her tired eyes and red nose that Ben had lied to me, and she wasn’t feeling better at all. The red botches on her face just made me remember how much of an impact my actions had on the people around me. It was new. There had never really been anyone to worry about me before.
“I’m so sorr…” I was cut off by her intense steely grip as she pulled me into an embrace.
“I am just glad you are alright. We were worried.” She looked at Ben and his still emotionless face. “He hides it well, but he was just as concerned as me, if not more so.” As soon as she released me, I turned to look at him. There was not a s
