Chapter 17

"Why the hell are you pacing back and forth like you're in some marching contest? "

Josey turned her head sharply to the direction of the voice she just heard at the end of the hallway.

" What are you doing here? I mean, where were you?"

"I'm the boss. You don't get to ask me that question. Did the Doctor say anything else. Why were you so tense? "

"No the Doctor didn't say anything. I was only looking for you. I got confused cause you took the prescriptions and I didn't know if you had run away. " Josey explained.

Leone stared at her for a while as if hurt that she couldn't trust him. He slowly thrust his hands into the pockets of his trousers and started walking down the hallway to where Josey stood.

" I could have run away but I'm not a coward and definitely not at the expense of someone's life. Where's your friend? Is she okay? "

" Yeah. She's good. She's regained consciousness but still looks a little drained. I was talking to her few minutes ago. "

" I know that. I was waiting