Chapter 74

“How was the clinic?” Carson asked, pulling Edwin from his thoughts.

“Good. Warren is still there. He and Angela felt that going home too early would be detrimental. I’m going to make sure that he stays as long as he needs to.”

“Do you think…Do you ever worry that you get too involved in their lives?”

“No.”

Carson looked up. “I didn’t mean anything by that. I was just…”

“I know. And it can be dangerous. A lot of them don’t have any real sense of boundaries. That’s why I don’t give out my number or address. Not to mention the fact that their addiction trumps everything. I was mugged once at the center.”

Carson’s eyes widened. “Really? What happened? Were you hurt?”

“He didn’t want to hurt me. He was crying, threatening me in one breath, and apologizing in the next. I gave him my money, and we never saw him again. I hope he got the help he needed somewhere, but…”

“What if he had come back a week or a month later? Would you have helped him?”