Chapter 60

I found myself coming to on a wooden park bench in Gabriel’s arms. He held me tightly while my strength returned.

Kelvin had warned me. It was stage three, crunch time in my body.

I didn’t know which held more apprehension for me: going on chemo and gearing up for a bone marrow transplant or feeling my strength eaten away from the inside.

You can let it win.

I’m okay, I told him, my voice was getting stronger. I was told to expect this.”

You are trying to do too much, Moo. Now you are talking about reopening a whole investigation.

I took a deep breath and nodded. I just need to be strong enough to see this through.”

We sat there for a while. I could feel the color in my face reviving, the strength in my limb returning. Gabriel hold me, cuddled me tenderly. We must have look like two lovers trying to find privacy in a very public place. Finally, he said, what you were describing, Moo, about Mabel, you really think it’s true?”