Chapter 57

JERRY

I stayed in front of Carla's waiting for one of them to arrive. None of them is picking my calls. I waited for a long time till I saw Joyce coming. I stepped in front of her, she moved back a bit startled.

"Oh my! Jerry you startled me." She said, looking a bit nervous again.

"I'm sorry. You are not picking my calls, neither is Carla." I apologized still worried.

She scratched the back of her neck, making me suspicious of her.

"Where is Carla?"

"Umm... At this point, I should probably tell you the truth. Only if you promise you'll follow what I say." She demanded.

I have her a nod, "l will do what you say. Just tell me where Carla is." I begged her.

She sighed, "Carla is admitted at the hospital. She has been diagnosed with a hole in the heart for a long time now. She kept this from everyone including me. I recently found out abs I was so mad at her. She's about to have surgery, hopefully things will work out for her."

I held the door for support, how can this be hap