Karen caught Kenneth's gaze from across the room.

"Let me have a word with my brother."

"Alright."

After hanging up the call, before Karen could even speak, Kenneth beat her to it.

"Is Dorothy not up for hanging out?"

"She does, but it's a bit complicated right now! Everett's at her place."

Kenneth furrowed his brows instantly.

"Why is he bothering Dorothy again? Didn't they already break up?"

"According to Dorothy, the kids asked him to come over! And then Everett got sick, and just when Kevin was tied up and couldn't pick him up, so Dorothy couldn't make it."

"...Everett is sick?"

suddenly added, "Do you think... maybe Everett broke up out of the blue because he's got some terminal illness? And he wanted to spare

plot from

such deep love before, how could

be understandable.

the charges, it was Everett

to the hospital, right? What did the

didn't tell

you're thinking. If Everett really had some serious

not free today, I won't make it hard

didn't want Dorothy to have any

enough. If he could help, great; if not, he didn't want to

call,

genuinely didn't

but rather sooner and longer distanced herself,

much time on her; it couldn't go

and Langston's laughter occasionally echoed from their room, creating

in that direction, feeling

free up and take Everett away, not wanting

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