Doomsday Love by Williams Shanora

Author:Williams, Shanora [Williams, Shanora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-01-01T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Jenny

Minutes ticked by sluggishly.

The passing hours became painful.

I had two more days in Fox River before going off to Yale. Kylie got a scholarship from University of Washington a while back. She was taking up theater and the arts. She wanted to be a voice actress and model. Funny thing was I could totally see her being both.

I sat at the dining table with a bowl of cereal in front of me. My leg was bouncing, and every time Sue asked questions about school or me I gave rushed responses.

She knew when something was wrong with me.

“Is it about your boyfriend?” Sue asked when she noticed me staring down at my half-eaten meal.

I looked up rapidly, locking eyes with her. Hers were soft and I could tell they held a lot of wisdom. She smiled sweetly as she grabbed my bowl. “Done with this?”

“Yes,” I murmured. She stepped back, waiting for an answer. “To both.”

“Ah. I see.” Her lips pressed. I pulled my line of sight away again, focusing on the wooden tabletop. “You miss him a lot?”

“No. I hate him.”

“Now, now. Don’t say that, Jenski. You aren’t capable of hatred.” Jenski was what she called me for fun.

“Well, now I am. I hate him. He left.”

“You don’t mean that.”

“Yes, I do.” I continued avoiding her eyes.

“Well, if that is true, why don’t you look at me and say it?”

Through the corner of my eye I saw her fold her arms.

I swallowed thickly, sitting back in my chair. “No.”

“Exactly,” she said. “Because it isn’t true. Don’t say words you don’t mean, little one. You’re only lying to yourself.”

Sue walked down the hallway to get to the kitchen. I heard her moving dishes around so I pushed out of my chair and walked to the kitchen next.

“Sue, can I ask you something?”

She dropped the dishtowel and turned to face me, nodding her head. ”Of course, Jenny. Anything.”

I sighed, leaning my lower back against the counter. “Have you ever loved someone—like, a lot? To the point that you feel like you’d do something really stupid just to get their attention?”

She put on a simple smile. “Yes. I have.”

“And have you ever actually done anything stupid?”

“Oh, plenty of times, sweetie. That’s what love will do to you.” She rubbed the heart of her chest. “It will make you say and do really stupid, really crazy shit.”

I laughed. Sue had a potty mouth. I loved that she only used it around me. She trusted me.

“I want to call him, but at the same time I don’t, because I’m pissed at him. He just… left. And I have no idea where he is.”

“Maybe he didn’t want to tell you because he wasn’t sure himself?”

I exhaled. “I guess I will never know. I was stupid to think he cared about me.”

“I don’t believe that. You know, I saw him once.” I blinked quickly, but she continued. “I saw you with him. I was coming back from the drug store one night—a couple weeks ago—and I saw you getting out of the truck at the gates.

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