Women Secret's

still in her white pajamas with her head wrapped in a towel. The call stopp

umbers she di

from behind the bedroom door. Only her h

come in,"

smiling at the princess before she

dy, do you wan

from her head, and sat

sation with Edgar?" Rebecca asked two ques

I used the excuse of

s widened, and her eyes

soft as if asking a secret question. Chlo

r as the unanswered call. "Who?" Rebecca asked hissing a

ng the button on the ph

," sai

o Ms. Jones?" A man's voice i

ut of the corner of her eye, and Rebecca seemed t

w Stanton, attorn

Chloe froze where she stood with her breath c

to ask a

d the summons." Chlo

h, she felt she needed

ked the man named And

as still watching her from the bed. Re

will a

That's what

off the nervousness

I just wanted to confirm

silence, even if onl

he services of a lawyer?" A question th

ill come

wo best friends flashed in her memory. Wit

ng up Chloe's name along with a photo of her beautiful face that Ye

cal cords while glancing at Kim who was sitting in the pass

o New York t

outed at the same time.

guys

way to the airp

ght," added Kim

each other. "How lon

e week,"

sure? W

" Kim interrupted with a grunt afterwar

ing this since this

im chimed in annoyed. Kim cast her eyes out th

you?" Yessa

lear, no sleepiness in her beautiful eyes. "You

each other then looked back at the cellphone screen in front of them t

e you guys ta

e headboard behind her with a long sigh. "He

, causing her two best friends to g

by Alexander

did you say his

ime while Chloe was only able to roll her eyes. "

ot right at an airport entrance stop. A car was already in fr

gar without your di

I do

tarted again. Yessa swallowed her own saliva.

nfused that she needed to make h

w if... I mean, you really don't know if your marital status still exists under s

as she placed her tiny car between two other cars

Chloe's face which looked surprised. Chloe's eyes

?" Kim asked curiously as she watc

hat Yessa said

Yessa's words

a tug on the corners of her lips. Staring at Kim and

id Chloe w

e for us to go

nice tri

orry that I don

day." Chloe said it enthusiastically while Kim glanced at Yessa who w

m said which made Chloe chuckle and Yessa turned her head

released her arms on Kim's slender body. The two o

d while Chloe is in Ne

uncan Bennett," interrupted Yessa noisily

Yessa

a suitcase in her right hand and a bag slung over her left shoulder. The two

*

eks la

s condition was still unconscious. The image of the fire that scorched the Jones family's plantation seemed to still be re

cream rang out before Ale

e hospital bed. Chloe swallowed hard and she still felt the pain of her broken rib. "Oh my God I was just dreaming," Chloe hissed as she brushed the dampness off her forehea

er seat, shifted the chair, and

im

hem hugged each other on the threshold of the room. "I

m stood facing each other and looked at each other with sad eyes. Kim

happ

ong story

we... couldn't possibly contact your mother because..." Kim stopped his sentence and looked at Chloe who seemed to smile bitterly. Kim

I don't know where exac

ed back at Kim who was sitting beside her. "Yessa i

because of me t

ngs like that," Kim interrupted, follow

e question asked by her friend. Even Kim was taken aback by the thought in Chloe's head whose

if she had just woken up herself. Chloe smiled. "I was worried about you, but you...

looking for me too, and... that's

her palms covering her mouth

deserted hospital corridor. Kim and Chloe turned their heads, look

each other before hugging tightly followed by Kim who hu

eels of her shoes, looking sadly and sympathetically at Chloe. The three of th

aid making her two friends t

st, so you won't be a

your ph

ow did

loe walk back to the chair she was sitting in a few minutes ago. Chloe sat up, li

k me up the next morning because... m

sat following Chloe, flanking her from the right and left. They hug

s. I have... m

ed about you, but I can

I unde

lowed me t

hed spontaneously.

n each other fo

confirming Kim's words. "Looks

pointing at herself in

kly then looked at Chl

deep breath and exhaling loud

*