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Heather was about to protest one last tirinned when she saw Josh’s name come up on the caller ID and, proreen arrow

“Hey there, sicky, how are you feeling? Which water bottle are you on?”

But it wasn’t Josh on the other line

Heather sat nu to the panicked voice on the other end of the phone for severalli?” Alexis’s voice was sharp as she ca beside her chair “Talk to me”

Heather turned and looked at her friend “That was Josh’s mom” Her voice cracked as she abruptly stood up fro into her purse “He’s in the ­hospital”

Chapter Thirty-One

I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU didn’t tellas she reached for his hand Also for the hundredth ti up the phone with Dr Rios”

His mom shook her head “That’s not what I ers Hard “I know”

Knew that hisabout theto the not-so-unlikely possibility that the leukemia could come back Sue bowed her head, and Josh’s father put a hand on his wife’s shaking shoulder as she cried, as he met his son’s eyes His dad’s brown eyes were shiny with unshed tears, and Josh had to look away as his heart twisted It was like he was in a tio he’d been in this exact position Lying in a hospital bed while his parents tried desperately not to cry in front of hi only about half the time

Just like he tried not to cry in front of theh he suspected ithe hadn’t wanted Everything he’d hoped to avoid

And yet, he couldn’t not tell theht away There were some secrets one could keep to protect his family and others that would destroy the your parents that you were in the hospital waiting for results on a bone ory

“Howthe tissue her husband handed her and dabbing angrily at her eyes