Solomon was drinking tea when he received a text message. When he opened the message and read it, he nearly dropped the teacup to the floor.
Daisy rarely saw this reaction of his, and she asked in surprise, "What is wrong?”
"Nothing, you take Charlotte. I will go out for a while.” Solomon did not tell Daisy the truth because he did not want to frighten her.
"What are you going out for?”
"Buy chess."
Solomon was already out of her sight as soon as his voice trailed off. Daisy frowned snappishly and mumbled to herself, "Goddamnit old man."
Solomon called Mark, but could not get through. He hurried over to his apartment, and then his office, but Mark was not there.
He was like a car on hot bricks, but he did not dare to call Summer.
If Summer could use her phone, she would call Mark and not send text messages. He was afraid that Ronald would harm Summer if he called her.
Turning around, he got into a taxi. He clenched his
fists as the taxi headed in a direction.
Ronald kept checking his watch as he felt time passing too slowly. His patience waned when the doctor had not arrived.
Another hour had passed before the doctor finally arrived, carrying a suitcase in his hand. The doctor had everything he needed-the abortion drug and the machine for bone marrow extraction.
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