Sue POV
Packing the last of my toiletries into the small leather bag I zipped up the case and pulled the handle.
Glancing at the young girl beside me I sighed and wiped away the tear that was failing across her pale cheek. She was almost nineteen and still she was my little china doll.
"It's going to be fine Bella. Leah will be alright."
Sobbing lightly, Bella allowed me to embrace her. She'd always been much more delicate than my Leah and it scared the hell out of me to know that the stronger one of them had been hurt.
Sniffling against my shoulder she tried to suck in bigger breaths to stop from hyperventilating. With me rubbing her back and whispering reassuring words, she gently calmed enough to pull away from the embrace.
"How can you say that? You don't know that!"
"She'll be fine, because she has to be," I said sternly, tucking Bella's long brown hair back over her shoulders.
"I'll see you in a few days okay? Your dad and you can come visit once I find somewhere to situate ourselves alright?"
"Okay," Bella murmured as she twisted a small blanket piece in her fingers. "I know it's weird but can you give this to her?" she whispered, handing me the folded piece of cloth.
Realizing that Bella was giving me the childhood Winnie blanket I smiled. "I'm sure she'll love it honey."
With a final embrace and a wave I set off in my car toward Chicago.