"I should head home today and check on my parents. They were pretty shaken up."
Winnie sighed. This all started because of her, yet Yolanda was the one in the crosshairs. She felt really bad about it.
"Yolanda, you have to tell me if they come after you again! I might not be able to do much, but I can't just stand aside. You've helped me so many times, and I can't keep letting you take the hits for me."
"What are you talking about?" Yolanda stopped and turned to Winnie with a smile. "You're my cousin. Your problems are my problems."
Winnie paused, then smiled back. "So, don't shoulder everything alone!"
She quickened her pace to walk beside Yolanda toward the elevators. "The subway is still running, you don't need to give me a ride..."
As Winnie reached for the elevator button, she realized Yolanda had stopped walking. "Yolanda?"
The elevator arrived at their floor, but Yolanda stood frozen in front of a hospital room. "Go ahead, Winnie. I need to check something."
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At the Eternal Clan headquarters, Jamie gave Xavier a detailed account of the evening's events. "Ms. Henderson said if the Shadow Clan pursues this, Eternal Clan can deny any connection to her."
"Tell the Dragon Brigade to monitor their movements." Xavier waved Jamie away.
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