Anyone But Me by JD Frost

Author:JD Frost [Frost, JD]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Twenty-four

Hal doesn’t ask any questions when I ask to borrow his truck, just hands over the keys and tells me to make sure it’s back by the morning.

By now, my bruises have pretty much faded, but they’re still there. Him and Sienna try to hide their concern, the way they look at me then look at each other as if they’re having a silent conversation. I still see it, though. I try to brush it off as best as I can, make a comment about me being clumsy, although I’m sure it’s not believable in the slightest. Luckily for me, the Friday night rush hits and they’re too run off their feet to interrogate me. I duck out as soon as their attention turns elsewhere.

I tell Asher to wait for me at the end of his road, and he’s there, leaning against a street light with his hands shoved in the pockets of his hoodie. As soon as he sees me, his eyes widen in surprise and he hesitates a beat before climbing into the passenger seat.

“Should I be concerned?” he asks.

“About what?”

“That you’re trying your hand at grand theft auto. Whose truck is this?”

I laugh and spin the truck around, taking us toward the road that heads out of town. “Not mine, but no, I didn’t steal it. It’s Hal’s. He’s letting me borrow it for the night.”

“And what exactly are we borrowing it for?”

“You’ll see.” I smirk, repeating the same words he said to me the week before. “Impatient much?”

He shoves me, grumbling under his breath, and I howl with laughter, a blinding smile splitting my face.

It’s easy to pretend that nothing else exists when I’m with Asher. That I’m not still living under my uncle’s rule and heading right back into the lion’s den tomorrow. It’s just the two of us, living in our own world, tearing down each other’s walls and catching some serious feelings along the way. Jesus, how did that happen? I might not be able to be a hundred percent honest with him about everything, but I can try to show him what he means to me. I owe him that, at least.

I take us out of the town limits, but skip the turn for the freeway and keep going straight until the buildings and stop lights disappear, replaced with rolling hills and fields that seem to go on for miles. The sun starts to set, painting the sky in vibrant shades of oranges and pinks. I can feel Asher’s eyes on me, watching me quizzically, probably wondering what the hell I’m doing bringing us out here in the middle of nowhere. I just smile and keep my eyes on the road, taking a left turn down a dirt track. It’s almost two miles before we reach the clearing, perfectly secluded and surrounded by trees on all sides. It’s exactly how I imagined it.

Putting the truck in park, I climb out and lay out the blankets I borrowed from Mrs Sanderson’s house in the bed.

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