Chapter 43 I Know You're Still Not Over Me

"My health has finally improved. All I want now is to see you in a wedding dress soon. Then I can rest easy." Annie felt as though something exploded inside her head. She stood frozen, fingertips turning cold. A wedding. Sean and her wedding was no longer happening. Looking into Irene's hopeful eyes, Annie couldn't bring herself to speak the cruel truth. "We've… we've been preparing." Her voice was dry and distant as she continued, "Once we pick a date, you'll be the first to know." Just then, the door to the hospital room opened. Gary walked in carrying a lunch box, breaking the suffocating silence at the right moment. "Mrs. Steward Senior, Ms. Steward." His arrival pulled Annie out of that unbearable corner she had been pressed into. She rose almost immediately, as if granted a pardon. "Grandma, since Gary is here, I'll get going." She grabbed her bag, her words coming out in a hurry. "I'm meeting someone for dinner tonight. I won't be able to keep you company." "Go on, go on