I picked up my jugs and walked toward him with a smile on my face. “I thought I’d walk to the river, but these jugs are awfully heavy.” Frowning, he stopped three feet in front of me. “Kind of a strange time to be taking a stroll, don’t you think? Suffering with poison ivy...
Since I’d missed Dr. Carmody’s Monday and Tuesday classes, and he’d hung up on me, I didn’t expect a warm reception. Clad in neutral garb with no makeup except lip gloss, my strategy was to slip into class unnoticed and melt into a chair near the door. As I tiptoed in, a d...