When Candy saw Neil open the door to her room, her heart instantly started thudding against her ribcage. Her breath caught, and she didn’t miss how the air had thickened with electricity in the few seconds that Neil had stood watching them. He raised his eyebrows, and Candy noticed how bloodshot his eyes were.
Diana had been brushing Candy’s long, dark hair, which was damp from the shower she’d just taken. She was so tired from that small effort of walking the hall and standing in the shower that it had taken everything she had to walk back to the room and climb into bed.
Diana and Emily had stayed all night. The nurse had brought them each a blanket and pillow, and they’d slept upright in those padded chairs. It didn’t look comfortable, and before falling asleep, Candy had asked them to
