Gabe could see that Cinda was distracting herself from her worries. She’d never, not even once to his knowledge, gotten into any kind of argument or fight with his mum or dad and now they weren’t talking at all. It was starting to weigh on her, he could tell.
He’d gotten up to go and talk to her but William had told him to leave her be, that she just needed time to process everything that had happened today. He was right. It was a lot to take in, even for him. He’d fought with his mum before, though they’d always made up. He was hoping this was one of those situations. Was hoping she and Cinda wouldn’t fall out completely over their relationship.
Gabe was concerned about how quiet Cinda had become since leaving the hospital. He’d seen her check her phone on more than one occasion and won
