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Chapter 49
Between the bathtub and ice packs, I’m able to keep Zara’s body temperature under control, but just barely. Every time I leave and come back into the room, her skin is turning pink again, so I keep going. Repeating the process of cool baths and ice packs over and over.
I get a notification that I have a delivery. I look at my watch. It’s already four-thirty. When I open the door, a man with a cart full of bags of ice comes in, followed by another guy with a giant ice maker like you would see in a restaurant. They fill my freezer and hook up the ice maker, showing me how to use it before they leave.
There’s only one person who could have made this happen. I pull out my phone and send a text.
Keller: Thanks Mom
Amy: Take care of her, Honey. She needs you.
I look at the text and frown. Yeah, Zara needs someone, but it’s not me.
I make my way down to Zara’s room to tell her the good news about the ice delivery. When I open the door,
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The sound of the lock turning wakes me up. I wrap my arms around Zara tighter and growl until I smell Mom’s scent. “Oh, my Goddess. The wall…” she whispers loudly from the hallway. “Keller? Where are you, Honey?” “Living room,” I send her a mind link, “Zara’s sleeping. It’s been a rough day, Mom.” Mom comes into the living room and sees Zara on my lap. She tilts her head and gives me a sympathetic look. When she looks around the living room, her look changes to one of concern. “What happened?” Her words ring in my head. “Which part?” I blink sleepily and yawn. “Well, your father told me about the walls, but I did not know it was… that.” She points to the hallway, then motions around the living room. “What is all this?” “She was trying to figure out what the wall scribbles mean. Then she got frustrated and started crying. Then she admitted she went to see her mom. Her mom told her she can’t come home, and that she’s adopted.” I
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