Find Me : Novella by E.J. Bennett

Author:E.J. Bennett [Bennett, E.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

I stumbled into my room and left the bag on the floor. Despite the fact I had spent the drive in relative silence and my body had relaxed somewhat, I could not shake the feeling of a weight pressing down on my chest. I kept thinking about Mary. Why was she appearing to me now? What did 'find me' mean? She had been missing for years now. Could I really find her after all this time? And most importantly, why me? Was it because I was the only one to stop by at the house alone after grandma had died?

I tossed and turned in bed all night. These thoughts about Mary did not leave me alone all night. I tried drinking tea and calming down but it didn't work. Despite the restless night and the headache I had in the morning, I still managed to get up early and get ready. Maybe if I cleaned the house things would calm down. I forced the toast I had for breakfast down my throat and ran out of the door. I did not want to be late.

Adrian was sitting outside the coffee shop. I have never seen anyone seem more relaxed. He was holding his coffee cup in one of his hands, and it was leaning so far to one side I was wondering how much coffee he had spilled. He was leaning back in the chair with his right ankle resting on his left knee. He wore jeans that looked like they had seen better days and a simple plaid shirt. His clothes were obviously meant for manual labor. It made me remember the only positive thing I could ever say about him back then. Despite his cockiness he never shied away from work. My grandma did not have a bad word to say about him. When Adrian saw me, he smiled and put down his coffee cup right next to the sunglasses on the table.

"How did you sleep?" He asked this with such worry. I touched my face. I was aware that I looked tired, but the worry in his voice made me think I looked much worse than I thought I did. As soon as I realized I was worrying about the opinion of the boy who used to call me chicken because I was afraid of a garden snake. I huffed out an annoyed breath and forced my hand away from my face.

"Well, enough, considering what happened last night." I sat down opposite him, putting my bag on the ground. "You?" No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep the poison out of my voice.

"Relax Mia, I was just worried." Adrian spoke softly, and it endeared me to him immediately. I did not know he could even speak with that amount of compassion.

"And," he added, "since you asked, I did not sleep a wink last night. Even if I wasn't coming with you today, I would have had to give my morning shift to someone else.

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