Back to You (Starlight Valley Book 2) by Hunter J. Keane

Author:Hunter J. Keane [Keane, Hunter J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Fifteen Years Ago

I looked up at the sky and frowned. The snow was falling heavier now than it had earlier and we already had six inches of snow on the ground. I had just finished my shift at the library and still needed to walk the six blocks home. For probably the first time, I wished that I lived in one of the dorms on campus.

When Evan and I had decided to go to the same college, it had only made sense for us to get an apartment together. It had been strange, at first, living with someone that I had only dated long-distance for the last five years. But after five months, we’d both settled in and things were going well. We were about to spend our first Christmas together at our place rather than going back to Starlight. I just had to make it there without getting buried in a snowbank.

I walked slowly to avoid slipping and only breathed a sigh of relief once I’d unlocked the door to our lobby. After checking the mail, I skipped up the stairs to the third floor. I let myself into the apartment and was surprised to find the lights off.

“Ev? You home?” I called out, but it was pretty clear that he wasn’t home.

Evan had been away at a hockey tournament, but he was supposed to return a couple hours ago. They had probably been delayed because of the weather. I was sure the bus had to slow down on the slippery roads.

I decided to get dinner started while I waited for him. I’d tried calling his cell phone, but I had gotten his voicemail. It didn’t take long to cook dinner and then I worried that it would get cold. Eventually, I gave up waiting and ate alone before putting a plate for Evan in the fridge. I tried calling him two more times, but he still wasn’t answering.

I turned on the television, hoping for a distraction from my worrying, but all I saw was a winter weather warning flashing on the screen. I tried calling Evan three more times over the course of the next couple hours. When it was almost midnight and I still hadn’t heard from him, I couldn’t stop picturing a deadly bus crash in my head.

The door squeaked open just after midnight. I was sitting on the couch in the dark living room, staring blankly out the window. I turned to watch Evan stroll inside, flipping on the light. He jumped when he saw me sitting there.

“Christ, Elle. You could’ve told me you were there.” He dropped his heavy bag to the ground with a thud and shut the door. “What are you doing sitting in the dark?”

“Waiting for you.” I felt numb inside. “Why didn’t you answer your phone?”

“My cell died and I forgot my charger.” He came into the room and leaned down to kiss my cheek. I smelled the booze on this breath.

“Where were you?” I asked.

He shrugged. “The guys and I decided to stop for a drink when we got back.

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