Chapter 24

Vernon

I didn't expect to see Melvin here. I couldn't even remember the last time I saw him. But here he was, standing there threatening Shannon and me.

I could tell Shannon was curious about Melvin. I only told her that Melvin was my brother. I didn't want to be associated with him somehow, certainly not in front of her. Melvin represented everything I loathed, I wanted to be as far away from him as possible.

"Come on, let's get your wound treated, okay?"

I knew she thought it was no big deal, but when I looked down at her arm, it was swollen and raw, normally wounds like this would heal itself quickly, but somehow hers never did. It was best to get it treated.

Before she could answer, I took her hand and led her to the Medbay. She said she couldn't find the way, a sign for the Medbay was needed soon I supposed.

When we walked in, 2 medical staff offered their help, but I wanted to do it myself, so I told them to leave us alone. She sat down on the chair, a little tense like she wasn