Sacrifices
of the Soul, Chapter 89
by SIPort
” What’s HE doing here?”, TC barked.
” Simone’s not a plastic surgery patient, in case you didn’t notice.”, TC
commented sarcastically.
” I know that. But, she could be put in one of those rooms, with a round
the clock nurse. Her doctors could come and see her whenever they wanted,
and so could her family. The gardens are fabulous and contained, for privacy.
Plus, she’d be much closer to home there than in Oak Haven. Simone’s not
a danger to herself, is she? She just needs a quiet place to recover, right?”
” Mr. Harris is correct. Simone needs the quiet above all else. If things
check out, there’s no reason..”
” This place is very expensive, isn’t it? I know my insurance will cover
Oak Haven, but this..”, TC commented.
” You don’t need to worry. I’ll pay for my sister’s care there.”
” I’m NOT letting any damn Crane pay for anything.”
” TC, shut up! If
” Fine.
” Good. I’ll call and see if it all checks out. If it does, there’s no reason
why you can’t take Simone back to Harmony tomorrow.”
” What happened, Simone? What put you here? Why won’t you talk to us? What
could have been so horrible that you wouldn’t want to talk about it? I won’t
tell anyone. I promise. Not even Daddy. Remember when we were little, and
we used to keep each other’s secrets? All the nights we’d camp out in one
another’s rooms, pretending to be sleep when SHE and Daddy would come by
to check on us? Remember? The nights we snuck down to the kitchen and ate
cereal by moonlight? Or the times we’d sit out back, looking up at the stars?
I love you, Simone.”
” She needs to hear that.”
Whitney turned around.
“ I didn’t know you were there.”
“ Obviously. It was good
to hear you remind Simone of those times, Whitney. I miss..”
” What do you miss, EVE….our times as a family? Like any of those were real.”
“ They were REAL. And,
I’m your mother. Don’t call me by my first name. I won’t tolerate such disrespect.”
“ That’s all you DO deserve
is DIS-respect. Who do you think you are, coming in here, swooping down, playing
the role of the concerned mother.”
” It’s no role. It’s who I am. I love ALL my children.”
” Including your bastard?”
Eve slapped Whitney, who looked like she was
in shock. “ I told you. I’ve had it with your disrespect.”
” And, I told you, I’ve had it with you. Period. You are NOT my mother. I’m
an adult.”
” Then act like it!”
” I will. You put a hand on me again, and I’ll have you arrested for assault.
How’s that for being adult. Don’t talk to me, lady. Don’t speak to me. I
don’t want to hear anything from you. You aren’t my mother. You aren’t anything
to me. You have NO place in my life. Understand?”
“ I understand.”, Eve
replied sadly.
” Good. I’m going to check on my father.”
Charity and Miguel were watching a movie and snuggling when Kay burst into the room.
“ Miguel! Miguel! You have to help me!”” Nothing’s wrong. Everything’s right. Simone’s coming home! Simone’s coming home!” Kay pulled Miguel into a hug.
Miguel smiled. “ No wonder you’re happy. “
” I’m so psyched. We need to talk.”
Miguel smiled. “ Sure, Kay. We can go into the kitchen and talk about what we’re going to fix.”
Kay smiled. “ Ok. I’ll get our cookbooks out.”
Once Kay was gone, Miguel turned to Charity. “ She’s right, Charity. And, you know how much she’s been worried about Simone. I have to help her. You don’t mind, do you?”
Charity plastered on a fake smile and lied. “ Of course not.” Miguel left for the kitchen, and Charity fumed.
” Yes, one. “
“ It’ll be about a twenty or thirty minute wait.”“ Ok.”
She took her name down, and then called the next person on her list.
” T.C.? T. C.?”
Eve shook her head. “ It couldn’t be.” She had made the decision to leave the restaurant in case it was true, but it was too late.
” Eve?”
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