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21. How did you find me?
"Why is David at the hospital? Is it his grandmother? Did she try to escape the hospital again?" I ask Britanny in panic, then my stomach sinks even further, "Wait. It's not him, right? He's not hurt?"
Britanny rolls her eyes at me, "He's okay, and Grandma is okay too."
Oh, Thank God! "You should've told me that sooner! Do you have any idea how scared I was?" My fingers are still shaking, but I manage to text David using the number Britanny gave me.
Britanny looks heavenwards again as she shifts gears, speeding up the car. I fiddle with the seatbelt across my chest. "But...you looked so scared, though. I thought for sure something horrible happened.." I tell her.
"Something horrible did happ
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Love and Letters: Dina & David's Story 24. Distance
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Love and Letters: Dina & David's Story 25. Girls' Night
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Love and Letters: Dina & David's Story 26. On the Balcony
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Love and Letters: Dina & David's Story 29. Dirty Work
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