Brave New Girl by Grace Herbst

Author:Grace Herbst [Herbst, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Ashley stared out the window as the bus bumped along the road. It wasn’t a surprise when she found out she was the only passenger. That was just fine with her. For once, she was more comfortable because she didn’t have to worry about anybody asking questions. Even the bus driver left her alone. As if he was used to seeing teenagers leave in the middle of the night and head towards the city.

Her phone remained silent. Ashley had a feeling her dad and stepmother wouldn’t find out that she had gone until morning. That would give her enough time to find a place to stay. She knew better than to reach out to her relatives or Roxanne. She didn’t want to contact anyone who would try and convince her to return to Emerald. Or convince her to give into temptation again.

Ashley looked up ahead to see what was at the next stop. As many times as she had gone through between Emerald and Sapphire City, she still didn’t know everything that was on the route. She was relieved to see there was a gas station coming up. That was the perfect place to get food so she didn’t have to go hunting for some when morning came.

When the bus made a full stop, Ashley grabbed her backpack and put it over her shoulder. She got up from her seat and headed up the aisle. The driver opened the doors. “Are you going to be alright, miss? It’s really dark out there.”

Ashley smiled gratefully as she nodded her head. She stepped down onto the road and began to walk towards the gas station. It was easy enough to spot it since it was the only building still lit up. Everything else was still dark.

As Ashley approached the gas station, she noticed there were a few late-night drivers pumping gas into their vehicles. One woman looked at her strangely. Ashley felt a little uncomfortable with the stranger watching her and she hurried into the gas station, hoping the woman wouldn’t follow her in and bother her.

As she tried to shake off the creepy feeling the woman had given her, she began glancing through the aisles. A bottle of water was necessary. After she grabbed a bottle, she heard the front door open. Ashley didn’t want to look, afraid to see the woman. She pretended to be focused on looking for her groceries.

“Excuse me, but aren’t you Ashley Meyer?” an unfamiliar voice asked. Ashley lost her concentration and turned to see who had recognized her. It was the woman who had noticed her in the parking lot. Now that they were face to face, Ashley began to believe this woman wasn’t going to harm her.

The woman was older than Ashley, but it wasn’t by much. She looked like she was in her mid-twenties. She had thick luxurious strawberry blonde hair and a soft row of bangs across her forehead. Ashley had the strangest feeling she had seen her before, but she couldn’t place her.

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