Chapter 35 - Liz told her grandma everything!

That night when Mrs. Walters came to check on Liz, she found her deep asleep. She’d heard her crying when she’d left her bedroom earlier. “She must have wept herself to sleep.” She mumbled to herself.

She sat down beside her and then, lightly brushed her fingers across her forehead. Liz looked so worn out, she thought to herself as she gently shook her on the shoulder to wake her up. She gave her a few minutes and watched as she slowly pried her eyes open.

Liz saw her grandma leaning above her. “Gram,” she gulped, sitting up against her pillows. “What time is it?”

“”It’s seven o’clock. Dinner is ready…” her grandma murmured. “Do you want to go down or do you want me to bring yours upstairs?”

“Did you eat?” Liz asked, looking at her with heavy eyes.

The trip back home had been one hell of a ride. She felt so drained out that she hadn’t realized when she’d fallen asleep.

“I wanted to eat with you,” her grandma reached forward and held her hands.

“Can we eat here?” Liz did not want to go