THE WALKING STICK.

Leo drew back then scoffed. "Julie knows? Of course, she is the best friend; she is supposed to know." He said sardonically.

"I can assure you that it is not like that. Actually, I did not tell her about it, Julie found it out on her own." She revealed.

His expression calmed. "How?"

"I did not tell her, she found out by herself when I had an episode after I went to go and visit Esther's grave. It was not that bad, I took my pills and it calmed down."

"What! Why am I just hearing this today? You had a heart attack that day?"

"Yeah, sort of. It was because of her parents. They came to her grave way earlier than we expected, so some things led to another, and that happened; Julie was there, so I had no choice but to tell her because she had witnessed it herself, I could not deny what has been seen." She did not want to tell him about how Esther's mother slapped her, it would only provoke him more. "Trust me, Julie wanted to tell you or my father when she discovered that no one knew. I