Chapter 31. Found

“Hey, are you awake?” Samantha asked at the door.

“Sure.” Aaron cleared his hoarse throat. “What can I do for you?”

“You can tell me what’s going on with you,” Samantha said, entering the room. “You don’t look too good, Ronnie,” She added sitting beside Aaron on the bed. 

“It’s noth…”

“Don’t give me that crap, Ronnie. Come on spill it,” Samantha ordered curtly. 

Although they had been childhood friends, she’d always treated Aaron like a little brother as she was older than him. Till Aaron had come to her door to hang out in her home till his mother returned from Florida, Samantha hadn’t seen Aaron in almost a year, though they did talk on phone once in a while. Samantha had been glad to have Aaron around since she lived in that big house alone. The house had belonged to her parents who had died when she was in her teens. It was good to have someone to talk to for a change. 

But Samantha couldn’t help but notice that Aaron wasn’t hap