Chapter 154

Side Story 20.

Mr. Sinclair turned toward me, our eyes meeting briefly before he quickly looked away. Mrs. Sinclair crouched down, dread spilling across her face as confusion twisted her features. “Who… who could have done that to my daughter?” she whispered, her hand flying to her mouth.

It wasn’t my place to answer, so I kept quiet.

About an hour later, we were told Pamela had regained consciousness. Mr. Sinclair’s heavy footsteps echoed down the hall as he marched straight toward her room, his wife hurrying after him. I followed behind. “Honey, please, let’s think this through,” she begged, but the moment he stepped inside, he didn’t think at all.

“Tell me, Pamela—who got you pregnant?” he roared. Her eyes trembled, but thankfully the doctor intervened. “Please, sir, she doesn’t need that right now.”