Chapter 134

Ben

The car ride is quiet.

Which is good, because I’ve never been so frustrated in my entire life. I’m so angry I could rip apart the books in my hands.

Deidre sits poised in her own seat, rifling through emails on her phone. She frowns at an incoming text message as we arrive in front of the infirmary. I unbuckle my seatbelt but she doesn’t move.

“Luna?”

She’s so engrossed in her phone that she doesn’t even look at me. “Something just came up. I’ll circle back later. Charlie? Pack house please.”

I get out of the car with the books, clearly dismissed.

So, I’m stuck at the infirmary, stranded with books for Kira.

Wonderful.

I look down at the books. In my rush I hadn’t even realized some of my notes were slammed in between the pages. I attempt to get them all out and stuff them in my pocket, making my way inside.

“Good morning Lorrie.”

“Round two?”

“Uh, yea.”

She gives me a visitors pass and a map with a labyrinth of directions. I suddenly feel like I’m being set up. Agai