CHAPTER 25
The phone rang almost the same instant they stepped outside of Providence Hospital. “Oh.” Willow reached into her purse. “I forgot. I’ve been carrying around your cell all morning.” She handed it to Kennedy. “Here you go.”
Kennedy didn’t recognize the number. “Hello?”
“This is Adell. Are you free to talk?”
Actually, her professor’s timing couldn’t be worse, but Kennedy didn’t say so. “Yeah, this is great.” She put her hand over the receiver and whispered to Willow, “It’s my chemistry professor.”
Adell had never been the type to squander words. “I’m calling to confirm you got my previous message. The one about not coming into lab today.”
“Yes.” Kennedy wasn’t sure how her voice was supposed to sound right now. Hurt? Stoic? Disappointed?
“Well ...” Adell let out a small cou
