Callie's Secret by T. Jones

Author:T. Jones [Jones, T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-21T06:00:00+00:00

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Travis told her he was going back to Texas for a couple weeks. He had been stopping by the hardware a lot. She knew he was nervous about going off to school, just as she was. She decided she needed to talk to him as well. The Thursday night before he was supposed to leave, she invited him out to dinner, Applebee's, her treat. He picked her up in his beater truck, his hair combed for once, and actually opened the door for her. She laughed it off. "Chester, you know this isn't a date, right? Just hanging."

"Yeah, yeah. Just get in, Shorty." They talked about school on the way to the restaurant, then got a table in the back in a quiet corner. After they ordered and got their drinks, Travis prayed quickly. "You're welcome to bow your head with me, Callie."

"If that's better for you, no skin off my nose. But I don't plan on any praying." She watched Travis cross himself, then shook her head at him. "I don't get all that, don't think I ever will."

"That's okay I guess. I highly recommend it, but you’re a good person, that's what matters, right?" Callie extended a hand.

"Hi, I don't think we've met, my names Callie Fisher, all round nasty bitch most of the time." He laughed and ignored her hand. "So, Chester. Are we going to hang out in the big city? We'll only be a few miles away from each other."

"The college says we're supposed to make new friends and all that stuff, but yeah, of course we'll hang out. I'm guessing there'll be plenty of parties. Are you going to party a little more down there? Any would be more, and you only go to college once."

"Maybe, we'll see. I don't plan to get too crazy. The U costs a shit pile of money, and I don't want to piss away everything my parents have."

"That's the good part about a private college, I got a bunch of scholarships from the school. But my dad and I made a deal, if I don't get good grades I'm heading back to the farm. Then it's the Vo-tech and I get to learn about fertilizer and shit. That was a pun, by the way."

"Shitty pun. You're smart as heck, Chester, you'll be fine. Going back to Texas, huh? Leave some little cowgirl down there?"

"What, are you jealous?" He winked at her. "Actually, I'm going to see my Mom. So, don't tell anybody this, but she's in prison. I'm going to stay with my grandparents and go see her."

"No shit, I'm sorry. What'd she do to end up in prison?"

"Shot her drug dealer, killed him, graveyard dead. My Dad kept trying to get her off the Meth, but when that happened he said screw it. He packed our shit, sold our farm, and here we are. He's not thrilled that I'm even going to see her, but she's my Mom."

"God, that's brutal. Sorry Chester, how long is she in for?"

"It's Texas Callie, she'll be gone for a long time.

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