#Chapter 229 – True Friendship Shines Through

Helen’s POV “I’m sorry,” Julianne apologized. “I’ve wanted to do that for a while now. Maybe I should have called the others out on their behavior sooner instead of letting them torture you for a month. But they’ve acted absolutely despicably. I simply couldn’t watch any more neglect.” “You’re such a good friend, Julianne,” I said, smiling around my tears. She huffed and leaned against the sink counter. “I try to be. I mean, it’s not like I don’t get what everyone else’s objections are, but the way they the way they’re handling themselves is beyond childlike. If they were my kids, I would have scolded them. Thank goodness they’re not. What a headache that lot would have been.” This time I actually giggled a little. “I can only imagine how much trouble they would have been if they’d actually all grown up together.” “Now,” she said, digging in the drawers and coming up with a clean washcloth. “I promised I would scrub you. I’ve been saving this. I tucked this in your drawer