me like I?ve forgotten your birthday or something equally
unforgivable.?
?Well, have you??
?No! I haven?t done anything! Nothing wrong,? he said with a
straight face, but the red flush rising up his neck gave him away.
?Should I ask about you and Kate or would I be too grossed out??
?Hey. There?s nothing going on there. We?re just going to be
friends,? he said, his expression grim. Helen could tell there was a
lot of backstory behind that decision, but she didn?t really want to
hear it at the moment.
?Your loss,? Helen responded with a disinterested shrug. Jerry?s
head jerked up quickly, stunned by the bitterness in her voice.
?You didn?t used to be so mean, Helen.?
She crossed her arms and looked off to her left at absolutely
nothing, too ashamed of herself to meet her father?s sad gaze. She
could handle the fear of being pursued by vengeful spirits from
Hades, but not if turned her into a bitch. Whatever the Delos family
decided, she hoped they would do it quickly. She started to
mumble an apology, but was saved from having to explain herself
by a knock at the door. Jerry went to answer it and after a few moments
he called out to Helen to come and join him.
?What is it?? she asked, coming out of the kitchen. There was a
delivery boy at the door with bags and bags of groceries.
?He says these are for you,? Jerry said, holding out a note with
Helen?s name on it.
?I didn?t order these,? Helen said to the delivery boy.
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?The order was made by a Mrs. Noel Delos to be delivered to a
Miss Helen Hamilton. It?s all paid for,? he replied, anxious to be on
his way.