Chapter 125
\nThree Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 125<\/p>\n
Hannah still had on her pale lavender practice outfit, her arms and legs looking even slimmer than before. It was only a few days since they\u2019d last seen her, but somehow she seemed smaller, lighter, almost like she might float away as she hurried downstairs.<\/p>\n
When she caught sight of Lawrence, Hannah froze for a beat, feeling a strange sense of distance. Ever since that fight in the hospital when Jasper was ill, it felt like she hadn\u2019t seen Lawrence in ages, like there was a canyon between then and now.<\/p>\n
But really, it\u2019d only been about ten days.<\/p>\n
Those days had stretched on, though, long enough to make her feel like someone was quietly slicing time out of her life.<\/p>\n
The sting behind Hannah\u2019s eyes grew sharper until tears spilled over. She hadn\u2019t been eating right or sleeping much, and her mind wandered even when she danced. Once, she\u2019d nearly fallen\u2014if Jackson hadn\u2019t been watching her, she would have hit the ground hard.<\/p>\n
If she was honest with herself, the real fear was that Lawrence had figured something out.<\/p>\n
But now, seeing him so quiet and subdued, she felt sure he didn\u2019t know yet. If he did, he\u2019d never look this calm.<\/p>\n
Trying to steady herself, Hannah walked over to Lawrence and Odette. Each step felt like it pressed right on the rawest part of her heart. By the time she stood in front of them, she was crying openly.<\/p>\n
Odette let out a soft sigh and gently wiped Hannah\u2019s tears. \u201cCome on, sweetheart, why are you crying now?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah only bit down on her lip and shook her head. She didn\u2019t get any comfort from Lawrence, though\u2014not like she did from Odette.<\/p>\n
She remembered when she was younger, when getting hurt during practice or having some small heartbreak would make her cry, Lawrence would always laugh and say it was nothing, like the world wasn\u2019t as heavy as she felt. But he wasn\u2019t that boy anymore. Now he was quiet and distant, always looking away.<\/p>\n
Hannah tried to snap herself out of it. She dug her nails into her palm, then reached out and held onto the hem of Lawrence\u2019s shirt, needing something solid. \u201cWhat happened last time was my fault, okay? I shouldn\u2019t have pushed her, or said those terrible things, or… hit the kid. Please don\u2019t be mad at me anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u2019d barely spoken in all that time. Lawrence ignored her calls and never came home. Abbot wouldn\u2019t say a word no matter how much Hannah pleaded, and when she asked Odette and Carl to reach out to him, they refused, too.<\/p>\n
Lawrence drove as they headed to their destination.<\/p>\n
When they arrived, though, Hannah started to feel uneasy. This place didn\u2019t look like any hospital she knew. It was a modern, three-story building set by itself, with clean lines and a lot of glass.<\/p>\n
She turned to them, confused. \u201cWhere are we?\u201d<\/p>\n
Odette reached over and touched Hannah\u2019s hair, her voice soft. \u201cYou remember Lawrence\u2019s childhood friend, Quentin?\u201d<\/p>\n
Hannah stared at her, struggling to process, her eyes wide in disbelief. \u201cMom\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the therapist you saw when you were pregnant. He\u2019s back in the country now, and I thought maybe seeing him again could help.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-793","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}