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Chapter 24

CASSIDY

I barely had time to process the conversation before a wave of nausea hitwell, but whatever it was, I needed to run to the bathroom, and fast I burst from my chair and rushed out of the roo that I couldn’t find the nearest bathrooht door and was soon inside

This time, the nausea didn’t fade as it had before It was intense and overwhel totoilet I’d ever seen in my life and let it rip Every bite of what I’d just eaten came out into the basin, and when I was done, my stomach ached and my face felt hot

I took a fewlike I could get up When I did, I stepped in front of the mirror and looked at my reflection The color had drained completely fro and the conversation with Saht of my life

After washing h the bathroo an unopened travel toothbrush and a small container of toothpaste I did what needed to be done, taking one last look atout of the bathroom

The conversation had shaken me, but at that oing away but it was getting worse I needed to find out rong with o away, it wasn’t Katie was right, and I needed to make an appointment with Dr Shaw

But later For now, I had to get back with the rest of the family and not look like I was nervous as hell at the idea of being around Sam after e’d talked about

After a little poking around I found the study, Josh and his brother and dad there already The three of the were enjoying some after-lunch drinks, and every pair of eyes fell on me as I entered For ain the bathroom But no way—how could they know?

Walter spoke first “There she is Come on in, Cassidy Join us”

I stepped into the rooh I wasn’t welcome Hell, after the conversation I’d had with Sa to think But the sliver-s as surely as Josh and I were

“So to drink?” asked Walter “Wine, a cocktail? Plenty of beer too”

The booze thing, the nausea More to hide, more to lie about

“Soreat”