Chapter 131: The Woman Behind Two Lives
Micah returned to his dorm room and quietly shut the door behind him. His hands were full, juggling small gift bags he had picked up earlier. With a sigh, he dropped them on the desk.
"Hey, where’d you go?" Nick asked from his bunk, eyeing the bags. "Were you out shopping or something? What’s in there?"
Micah dragged himself toward the bed and flopped onto it face-first. "Gifts. I’m visiting someone in the hospital tomorrow."
"Oh, no. Is everything okay?" Emile asked softly. "Is it why you didn’t come tonight with us?"
"Yeah, she has been in and out of the hospital for a while now" Micah replied, rolling onto his back. "So tomorrow, you guys are on your own. I’m heading out before seven."
The room echoed with a groan in unison. Except for Micah, the other three were notoriously bad at waking up early.
Micah chuckled and buried his face into the pillow. The day had been long, and tomorrow was going to be worse. He had already planned to meet Darcy in the morning. It was strange. He had told himself he was fine with meeting Flora, but now that it was really happening, a heavy feeling pressed against his chest.
As he lay there, a thought popped into his head. The hospital bill. He still hadn’t paid the man back.
Micah groaned and reached for his phone.
He quickly sent Clyde a message. But after a few exchanges, Micah stared at the screen, fuming.
"Unbelievable," he muttered under his breath. Every time they talked, Clyde managed to get under his skin.