ALINA
“Alina!” I lifted my head to David and Serena who had just rushed into my living room. “I rushed over as soon as I saw your mes_” his words died in his throat as soon as he saw my hand, his eyes widening. “What happened to your hand?!”
Moving my eyes away from him, they drifted down to my bandaged hand, then to the still ringing phone in my hand.
“What’s going on Alina?” Serena muttered softly. “You look like you saw a ghost.”
“I did see a ghost,” I whispered, my eyes glistening. “Jeremy.”
“You saw Jeremy?” David gritted out, gripping my forearms.
“Like the crazy ex who had an affair with your sister Joyce, knocked you up, cleared all the money in your account including your rent, and disappeared?” Serena blurted out, “That same ex?”
David gently guided me to the sofa and hel
