Page 43 of Bound by Affliction
“And all of this is going to help you in your decision to go with him or stay here?” shequestions.
“Nope. I have no idea what it’s going to do, but I won’t know until Itry.”
“Do you have a cell withyou?”
I angle my head to the couch where my purse lay. “Yep.”
Worry mars her face, and I can’t blame her in the least. This is a big jump, one I’m not one hundred percent about, but it needs to bedone.
“Are you with me?” I ask her. I’m an adult so really she can’t say much about my comings and goings, but I’d like to have her approval so the feelings of guilt don’t hit where it comes toGreen.
“What do I tellhim?”
A lightness comes over me and I’m not sure from where, but it’swelcome.
“That I wanted to go out shopping, and I’ll meet him back at my place in a few hours.” Hours? Really? I’m going to stay out that long? Nerves crackle and twist. It takes everything inside of me not to cower away and forget all of it. Forget the suggestion and run back to my apartment andhide.
“And how do you think he’s going to handlethis?”
A small smile tilts the corner of my mouth. “He’ll be mad, but it’s only because hecares.”
“Did you hear what you just said there? Hecares.”
I walk over to my purse and pick it up, not commenting on what just came from my lips. If I don’t do this now, I’m going to chicken out and it’ll be all fornothing.
“Can you please show me the wayout?”
She heaves out a deep breath. “Ofcourse.”
Once she does, I’m on the elevator going down to the bottom floor. Stepping out of the building, my nerves amp up and my eyes dart everywhere. No one is looking at me or paying me any attention. Steeling up my resolve, I move out to shop, hoping Green won’t hate me for this. And if he does, I’ll need to figure out a way to explain it tohim.
