Chapter 484

Stephano flew back to Glens Falls, with Paul and Rita. He was pale and gaunt, and had lost over 12 pounds since Patty left him. He could not stand the sight or smell of food. He was living on energy drinks and milk.

Sleep evaded him. He cried into her pillow every night. He kept going over and over in his mind what he may have said that was so terrible.

"Why had she run away without trying to talk to him first?" That's what they were building the room in the new house for, wasn't it? If he had just gone outside when she yelled for help when Brad was chasing her, none of this would have happened.

Patty was sitting under a tree, eating apples. She did not know who, or where she was. She tried to figure out why was there. Every time she heard a noise she hid. Her clothes were dirty, as was she. She hid during the daylight hours, high in the apple treetops. She would climb down, and move around, only during the darkest hours of night. She liked this