« What did you do? »
She whispered, « Bought time. »
Ryan had a ticket booked for four days after Sarah’s anticipated discharge.
« Ryan was planning to take Lily and Grace out of the country, » she said.
Then she handed me a page covered in dates, booking codes, and notes in her cramped handwriting.
Ryan had a ticket booked for four days after Sarah’s anticipated discharge.
Two infant reservations had been added to it.
Arranged near Ryan’s mother through a relocation contact tied to his company.
« Maybe it was a visit, » I said, and hated myself for saying it.
On that phone were screenshots of messages between Ryan and his mother.