Chapter 54 - Casper/Katie

Casper

I hold the phone tight against my ear. “Jenny, is this really you?”

Her familiar soft voice replies, “Yes. I miss seeing you. I keep thinking you will run into my room any minute, but you never come.”

I nod with a slight frown. “Me, too. The missing part. I wish you were here. You can still be transferred here. We can be together then.”

I sink deeper into my pillow and my sheets. Her voice eases the crazy feeling I’ve had in my tummy and my chest since my family has moved here.

Sadness is in her voice. “I can’t. I’ve begged mom, and she says no.”

My lips pucker. “Why, though? My mommy and daddy will help. They promised me.”

Her voice cracks and wavers. “I don’t know. She says something about I’ll understand when I get older, but that doesn’t make any sense. I want to be there with you and Dr. Katie. She is the nicest doctor I’ve had. I don’t want to get used to a new doctor.”

My eyes sting as I nod. “I know. My mommy is the best. Maybe if I talk to my mom