Chapter 15

• Cassandra nodded, and then put her hand onto my shoulder reassuringly. "If you ever need to talk, just let me know."
• I nodded back. She waited another few moments, scanning my expression with concern, and then she got up and left the room.
• I turned back to the phone. The extra moments had allowed me to get over my shock, and I was thankful to Cassandra for that. Dialing through my phone's menus, I quickly got to Nicole's number in my address book and hit TALK. If I could just talk to her, everything would be alright.