Chapter 12. Limit to Kindness

Rose’s POV

“Caught up in what? What was happening? Are you okay?”

I sniffed and coughed to clear my throat. “I’m okay. I just… I met my sister, Florence. She had been okay all this time…”

“Did you give her a punch for not saying anything all this while? That bitch!”

“Oh, trust me, I almost did. That was the plan, but… but when I saw her with her new husband and I saw how happy she was, I just couldn’t bring myself to.”

“What did she say to you? What was her explanation for going off for so long without saying anything?”

Just thinking about the fact that she had actually not said anything yet started to break my heart again.

“Rose…”

“She didn’t say anything. We didn’t exactly get a chance to talk.”

“Well, you march right up to her now and demand some answers!”

“I can’t. I’m not with her anymore.”

She said nothing for a moment. “Rose, where are you?”

“I… I don’t know.”

“Rose…”

“I’m safe. I’m saf