Vince texted Sheila the hospital address and the floor number.

She arrived not long after.

Timothy still hadn't come out.

He and Jessica had both made it out alive, though Timothy's back was covered in cuts and scrapes. Whether the blast had done any damage to his internal organs was still unclear.

They'd already been a fair distance from the car when it exploded, so hopefully, things wouldn't turn out too badly.

Sheila was nearly in tears from worry. "What happened to him? Why did the car blow up?"

This was no small accident.

Vince, who'd actually been at the scene, was a lot calmer, though he kept the details to himself.

"When I got there, the car was already in flames," he said simply.

He wanted Sheila to feel the urgency-if she did, she'd figure out what to do next. And in the end, he knew, her greatest concern was still Timothy's safety.

Vince offered what comfort he could. "Let's just wait. He should be out of surgery soon."

"And Jessica? Is she alright?"

"With Timothy there, she's fine. Not a scratch on her," Vince replied.

Sheila's fists clenched so tightly her nails left deep crescents in her skin.

to

Daisy's safe, that's all I care about. By the way, I saw your Christmas Eve post— Yates commented that Daisy looks a lot like Daisy. I looked

flickered. "You think

of people are similar in those ways. So

I remember when you first came back, you had Timothy help you run a search for Salome Zimmerman. Any progress on that?

his disappointment. "None of the people

Salome was always so kind-hearted; the universe won't be cruel to her. She has to be alive, maybe just waiting somewhere for you to find her. I've seen so many stories on TV about families

it in

to understand why Timothy hadn't revealed Jessica's true identity yet-likely, he was afraid that if Jessica gained the support

might leave him

more than once, but Timothy still refused to let her

that was really the reason, it hit Sheila

most His concern for her was almost greater than for

She wouldn't allow it.

Timothy find

Vince, she kept the conversation casual, just like any normal

well. She couldn't do anything that would make him

fell silent, lost in

tell her words were

added, "I never would have

gotten so good.

and

Are you actually thinking about competing

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