A Field of Poppies
“They heard the door slam, then the sounds of retching.
“Is he lying?” Poppy asked.
“Right now there’s no way of knowing for sure,” Mike said.
“What’s your instinct telling you,” Poppy persisted.
“That he’s telling the truth.”
Poppy glanced up at her brother. “Johnny?”
John threw it back on her. “It doesn’t matter what I think. What do you think about what he’s said so far?”
“That I don’t want to be related in any way to people who behave like this.”
Moments later, Justin cam...e back carrying a wet washcloth. He paused at the mini-bar, but instead of getting liquor, he got a bottle of water, took a drink then carried it with him as he sat back down.
“I apologize,” he said softly, took another sip of the water, then leaned back and closed his eyes.
“You never did answer my question,”MoreLess
“Is he lying?” Poppy asked.
“Right now there’s no way of knowing for sure,” Mike said.
“What’s your instinct telling you,” Poppy persisted.
“That he’s telling the truth.”
Poppy glanced up at her brother. “Johnny?”
John threw it back on her. “It doesn’t matter what I think. What do you think about what he’s said so far?”
“That I don’t want to be related in any way to people who behave like this.”
Moments later, Justin cam...e back carrying a wet washcloth. He paused at the mini-bar, but instead of getting liquor, he got a bottle of water, took a drink then carried it with him as he sat back down.
“I apologize,” he said softly, took another sip of the water, then leaned back and closed his eyes.
“You never did answer my question,”MoreLess
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