Chapter 66: Building Trust
Jamal watched Abigail, wondering if it was Genevieve who had told her that the Panda’s name was Lucy since Genevieve had regained her memory.
"I named her. I assumed you left her for me as some sort of souvenir," Abigail said, slightly embarrassed that she seemed to have taken his stuffed animal when he had not exactly left it to her.
"You named her Lucy? Why Lucy?" Jamal asked, confused.
Abigail frowned, wondering why he was asking her that when they obviously had more important things to talk about.
"Is that even important right now? We do not have the luxury of time and what you care about is why I named your stuffed animal?" She asked with disbelief.
"Yes. It is important to me to know why you named her Lucy. Does Genevieve know about the panda?" He asked, and she froze, wondering why he was bringing Genevieve into their conversation.
Was he going to be like all the others that approached her because of Genevieve too?
"Are you here because of Genevieve?" She asked, watching him closely.
She noticed the flicker of something in his eyes and how he hesitated to respond, and her heart broke a little.
"Let me guess, you are interested in Genevieve?" She asked, and Jamal sighed.
"It’s complicated. Let’s not get into any of that right now. Why are you pretending to not be able to talk? And what happened to your face?" He asked, changing the subject.