Chapter 22

Kelsey let the hot water run over her for a few minutes. She had hoped that it would feel soothing, but it wasn’t working. As soon as Gage had walked out the door, she’d bypassed the coffee and climbed in the shower. When she’d opened her eyes this morning, it had been as if she was stuck in a strange world, one that felt suffocating. There was so much to digest; she didn’t think she was going to be able to do it without choking.
Flipping the taps off, she grabbed a towel and got out. Wrapping another around her head, she stepped up to the mirror and wiped the fog off it. Studying her reflection, she didn’t see anything she hadn’t been seeing every day and yet she was supposed to believe that the face looking after her was some sort of tiger. What would she look like? Sighing, she turned around and began to dry off.
It was absolutely unforgiveable that all of this had been kept from her for so long. Yes, she understood the reasoning behind Ed and Beth not telling her right away. It probably would have crushed her completely at that point in her life, but to let it go on this long? There was no excuse good enough.