Crash Into You by Kels Barnholdt

Author:Kels Barnholdt [Barnholdt, Kels]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: Kels Barnholdt
Published: 2015-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Nathan’s still fast asleep when my alarm goes off at four am that morning. I groan, way to tired to deal with such a life-changing thing first thing in the morning. But I jump up anyway, knowing I don’t have that much time. I had decided that getting to the diner right on time was important, I had more of a chance of being able to talk to Kathleen first thing in the morning than I did later, when the breakfast rush came in, or whatever. Plus, if I remembered correctly, Nathan would wake up around four or four-thirty every morning, ready to get his morning run in. When you’re used to waking up at a certain time every day eventually your body gets used to it, waking you up at that time weather you have an alarm or not. The last thing I needed was Nathan waking up and deciding he was going to come with me over there to see Kathleen. Sure, I wanted Nathan here with me, but not over there with me, that would be a huge disaster.

Once I slip my shoes on, I open the door slowly, letting the morning breeze blow in and get caught up in my hair. I wrap my arms around me, shivering a little at the coldness of the early hour. I spot Nathan’s sweatshirt he was wearing on the chair by the door and pick it up without thinking, wrapping it around me. I would be back before he even realized it was gone. He wouldn’t even miss it.

With every step toward the diner I find myself getting more and more nervous. I really had a feeling this was going to be a complete disaster, I barely even knew Stephanie, how was I supposed to try and convince her mom that she didn’t belong in the wellness center? I push those thoughts out of my mind right away, reminding myself that I can’t be filled with negativity if I want to make it through this.

I pick up my speed a little bit, thinking about how when I get there, at least I can have a cup of coffee. I hadn’t fallen right asleep when I had come out of the bathroom to find Nathan passed out last night. Instead, I had laid in bed, staring at the ceiling and thinking about everything. Finally, at around one in the morning I had dozed off into a restless sleep. It was only a few hours, but at least it was something. For a while after my mom died, I had barely slept at all. I would just lay in bed all night, unable to sleep, and then I had started to get creative. I would take long drives all around taking in all the pretty views, or go for a run, or I would write. That was my favorite, curling up with a piece of paper and a pen, just getting all my inner thoughts out. Oh, and coffee, lots of coffee.

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