Chapter 34 Brother and Sister

(Sybil’s POV)

As I watched John leave the room, I couldn’t help wondering what had just happened. I’d always known that he and Charlie didn’t exactly like each other, so it was strange to see them having what appeared to be a civilized conversation. I glanced at Charlie in confusion. “What was that all about?”

“We were just talking, that’s all.” He smiled at me and motioned with his eyes to a spot on the side of the bed, silently inviting me to sit.

I obliged. “What were you talking about?”

He let out a ragged breath. “Nothing important. Don’t worry about it.”

I reasoned that if he really wanted me to know what they had been talking about, he wouldn’t keep me in the dark, especially if it was something important. It was probably some trivial guy stuff that might not interest me, anyway.

I still didn’t understand why they were so chummy all of a sudden, but I decided to drop the subject.

Instead, I didn’t say anything, content to just sit quietly and observe my brother. I had been vis