Page 69 of David's Love

Do I need to call the police?

A hand lands on my shoulder and I jerk away, startled, unable to breathe.

“Chloe?? What the fuck? You scared the shit out of me.”

I put a twisted smile on my lips.

She looks at me, just as surprised.

“Sorry. I didn’t want to scare you. What happened?”

“What?”

Her eyes move over my face.

She wears athletic gear, a backpack clinging to her shoulder.

“Was that Keith?” she asks. “The guy in that car?”

It’s useless to deny it.

“Yeah. That was him.”

A smile stretches across her lips.

“Are you two seeing each other or something?’

“No.”

My eyes slide down.

“What are you doing here dressed like this?”

“This is my day off, so I went to the gym and came here hoping to have lunch with you. What do you think?”

I ponder for a few seconds.

There’ll be no more driving for me right now, but having lunch with her doesn’t sound like a bad idea.

“Sounds good,” I say. “What about we grab a slice of pizza down the block?”

She laughs.

“That’s exactly what I had in mind. Not.”

“You don’t like it?”

“I come from the gym. I love pizza. But I thought more about a salad with some protein. Never mind,” she says, gesturing. “Let’s go. I’m starving.”

Looping her arm through mine, she nudges me down the street.

13

ELIZABETH

Thursday

Things are good.I’m back and getting into my routine. School. Work. And also working out.

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