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‘Nothing’ I i his eyes

‘Of course,’ he retorts sarcastically ‘Because watching you run away and then having the pleasure of a few heavies raination You’ve got nothing to be worried about’

‘Heavies?’ I hoory’s reference to what Miller prefers to call the immoral bastards

‘Yeah, quite an experience’ He takes h his bent arm as he starts to leadon the phone all of the times we spoke’

‘Livy, whenever we’ve spoken since you disappeared to New York, it’s been mindless chitchat Don’t pretend you wanted it any other way’

I can’t argue with hi ent down once Miller and I had left, and still, deep down, I don’t, yet thesons of bitches’ Gregory only heightens that curiosity, along with adding a mountain of trepidation, too ‘Yourworld – handled them like they were kittens He didn’t even break into a shen one tapped the holster of a gun A fucking gun!’

‘A gun?’ I gasp, ory takes a cautious look around us, then diverts us down another corridor, out of the earshot of other hospital visitors ‘You heard me Who are these people, Livy?’

I retreat a few steps back ‘I don’t know’ I can’t feel guilty for lying I’m too worried

‘Well I do’

‘You do?’ My eyes are wide and I’ory Please say he hasn’t told Gregory!

‘Yes’ He comes in closer and has a quick peek each way to check our privacy ‘Drug dealers Miller works for the heavies, and I bet he’s in all kinds of shit now’

I’ory believe Miller’s involved with drug dealers is better than the truth Gregory has one thing right, though Miller does work for the heavies ‘Right,’ I breathe, desperately searching for so, but it’s fine because Gregory continues before my silence is noticed

‘Olivia, not only is your , ex-ho dealer!’

My back falls against the wall and I look up to the harsh lighting, not even blinking back the powerful light when it burnsawaydealer,’ I say calht now