Chapter 64: Paisley

I sent the girls on their way back to Ava's quarters, not wanting Simone to be alone in her room upstairs. At least they left as friends and I hoped this brought them closer together. From the way they exited the bathroom with their arms around each other's waists they'd been good buddies all along. Letting a guy come between them? Tragedy.

I stood in the hallway for a moment, thinking, Petunia panting and waiting for me to figure out what I was going to do next. I considered bending to pet her but reconsidered. Wouldn't do to pass out at the moment. Instead, I reached for my phone in my back pocket and swore softly to myself. The odds of finding it before spring were pretty slim and even then it would be dead to the world. But I didn't really care about that part. I'd only had it a short time and just backed up my photos. And my old phone was home with all my contacts intact. No, it was the ease of information access I missed.