I start crying too.“I’m okay,” I tell her, sniffling.
“Where are you?I was so scared!”
“I’m in this little town called Night Grove Falls.I’m safe.”
“Your dad came by late last night.”
I tense.“What did he want?”
“He was so freaked out, Fern.Wanted to know if I knew where you were, but I didn’t.He kept asking me.He was so aggravated.I could have sworn he was almost… afraid.”
“He sold me to some men,” I tell her.“He drove me to the warehouse district and handed me over.Can you believe that?”
“I mean, I had a feeling he was going to do something shitty.But I thought he would kick you out or something.This is… insane.”
“I know.”
“Wait, if you’re safe, what happened?”
“I jumped out of the truck and landed on this guy.He took me home with him and called a doctor to bandage up my wrists and stuff.”
She laughs.“Talk about a meet-cute!”
“It’s not like that.”
She snorts.“Sure, okay.”
“We need to come up with a new plan,” I say, changing the subject.
“I’ll come there.We can find somewhere new to move to once I get there.”
“Okay, that sounds good.Let me get the address for you.”
I head back to the living room and wave to get Jameson’s attention.“What’s your address?”
He rattles it off to me, and I text it to Roxie.
“Okay, it says ten hours.I need to get packed up here and finalize some stuff.Are you going to be okay there for a few days?”
“Yeah, I’ll be okay.”
“Can I call you on this number?”
“Yeah.I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”
She hums.“Be careful.”
“I will.Let me know if my dad comes around again.”
“Will do,” she promises.
We hang up, and I pass the phone back to Jameson.
“Thanks.”
“Anytime.”
I return to the bedroom and go into the bathroom.Turning on the shower, I strip, sighing as I step under the spray.
