Glassford Girl: Part 2 (The Emily Heart Time Jumper) by Falconer Jay J

Author:Falconer, Jay J. [Falconer, Jay J.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Bear Down Publishing
Published: 2015-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Emily snuck past the main entrance of Barton Barr Central Library and headed for Sheldon’s computer area while the attendant at the front desk was busy checking in a family of four: a demanding dad, a complaining mom, and two loud kids under age five. Toddlers can be quite the distraction. She knew this from experience, having snuck into Barton Barr so many times that she’d lost count, which was odd given the fact that making lists and keeping count were her thing.

Only so much room inside the brain, she decided. The hard drive is getting full. Gotta prioritize, Em.

On her way to the library, she had decided to change out of her Goodwill clothes in case the cops from the theater had a bead on her. She was able to sneak into one of those giant two-story workout places where only the finest people pretended to get their sweat on. All she had to do was wait until the muscle-bound freak at the service counter was busy flirting with two girly-girls dressed in designer workout gear, then she slipped right in.

The power of pretty, she decided, watching the two girls. Or like the disgusting street dwellers called it, the power of the pussy.

Emily had been an uninvited guest of LA Fitness a few times, but its clientele never ceased to amaze her. How can women wear that much pink? And who the hell puts on all that makeup before a workout? What a waste of money. Not just the clothes and makeup, but their monthly fees. Everyone around her appeared to be in their twenties and already in perfect shape, and seemed more interested in using the place as a social club instead of an exercise facility. She wanted to grab the two chatty girls by their ponytails and scream at them to try living on the streets for a while, but she didn’t.

It’s not their fault they’re pretty and rich, she told herself.

Anyway, she had gone straight to the women’s locker room, where she ducked around the corner and waited until she was alone. It only took a few minutes to pop open a few unsecured lockers and find what she was looking for. She changed clothes, leaving her previous ensemble as trade with the unsuspecting girl who would soon open her locker and find that her clothes were gone, replaced by some rags from the Goodwill store.

She made her way through the stacks of the library, looking forward to seeing Sheldon, and catching a little peace and quiet at her familiar computer station. She could finally be herself for a while, even if her stolen green shorts and Lenny Kravitz t-shirt didn’t match the simple pair of blue sneakers she was wearing. What did it matter? Clothes are clothes, and she couldn’t care less what anyone else thought of her outfit.

“Hiya, Sheldon,” Emily said, crinkling the plastic on the package of Twinkies in her hand. She’d purchased them on the way to the library from a mom-and-pop grocery store with the money Derek had jammed into her hand at the theater.

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