Chapter 127

• I sat down on the edge of the bed and put my arms round her. She hauled herself up and fell onto me, breaking into fresh sobs.
• “Sweetheart, what happened?” I asked. I was suddenly alarmed. “Are you okay? Did someone hurt you?” I glanced around the room. “Where’s Macy?”
• She shook her head. “She left. With Paulina and the others,” she said through gulping tears. “They all came around, just after you went out, and she wanted me to let them in, for us to all hang out… But then…”