Page 50 of A Second Chance At Forever

“Yeah. Who is this?”

“It’s Sarah, remember me?”

“Of course I do. How are you?” Sarah was my only friend before I left to start singing. I hadn’t seen her since I left.

“Good. Listen, I heard you were in town and was wondering if you were busy today.”

“No, no plans. What’s up?”

“Trent and I were going to go out on the water. I would love to catch up with you. Do you think you could make it? We’re going to be leaving around eleven.”

“Yeah, that would be great. I’d love to catch up with you guys.”

“Great, we’re going to be renting the houseboat.”

“Oh, my dad’s houseboat?” I questioned.

“Yeah, Mason bought it awhile back.”

Hearing Mason’s name reminded me of the night before. “I don’t know if I can go. I don’t want to risk running into him.”

“Please? I really want to see you and catch up. Please, Lennox.”

I agreed before hanging up the phone. I wanted to see Sarah again but running into Mason was something I wasn’t prepared for. I didn’t want to see him, I didn’t want to be reminded of everything I had screwed up.

I got up and made my way to Alissa’s room. “Get up, you’re coming with me.” I flipped on the light and shook her.

“Where?” she groaned.

“On the boat. Get up and get ready.”

I searched through several boxes before I finally found a bathing suit. I went to my room to try it on when I remembered I was covered in bruises that weren’t going away anytime soon. I tossed the bikini onto my bed and pulled on a pair of shorts and a tank top.

I looked myself over in the mirror. The person staring back at me looked lost. More than anything, I just needed to find her again.

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