As things were beginning to settle a bit more, Roland decided to go ahead and take the first bite of his sandwich, hearing Avery tell of how the sandwiches are basically the only decent thing the hospital has that was decent enough to eat.

[i]“Any good,”[/i] asked Mr. Noonan to the boy eating.

He looked up to the man and replied to his question in a muffled voice due to his mouth being full of food, [i]“Yeah, it’s not bad.”[/i]

As he kept eating, a doctor had walked into the room to check up on Avery once more to see how she was holding up. He gave them a brief review on how she was doing, stating how she was getting better and will give her medications for her injuries cause by her father.

Before he left, he told them that Avery could be released tonight when all of the press disappears from the area, but telling them that it would have to be done secretly so that no one would know where her current location is when she is released.

Once the doctor left, Mr. Noonan spoke up after he made his departure. 

[i]“Well, that’s good news,”[/i] he said, Avery following up by stating how she was glad to be leaving soon due to hating where they were.

Roland kept quiet as he continued to eat his sandwich while Mr. Noonan reached into his pocket for a moment to grab his cell phone and check to see if he had any messages or missed calls. A minute afterwards, he decided to excuse himself for a moment.

[i]“Kids I have to step outside again for a couple of minutes,”[/i] he said to Roland and Avery, [i]“I have to make a phone call really quick. I’ll just be right out here near the door, so if you need me don’t hesitate to ask.”[/i]

[i]“Ok,”[/i] said Roland with food in his mouth once again as Mr. Noonan left out into the hall while closing the door behind him. He soon turned over to Avery after he swallowed the food in his mouth and spoke to her.

[i]“Looks like you’re going to be staying with us secretly, huh?”[/i] said Roland to Avery.