How We Began (Anthology) by Various Authors
Author:Various Authors
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2015-11-09T05:00:00+00:00
Chapter 7
Ash
After my breakup with Abbie, she starts having lunch with her theater crowd instead of me. The first couple of weeks, I feel her like a phantom limb. Kaycee goes with herâand because Jamie is Kayceeâs best friend, so does he, rubbing salt in the wound.
It stings.
I become fiercely protective of the time I have with himâprison knitting every Saturday, and the occasional afternoon where heâs not working at the yarn store and Iâm not practicing with the band. The Monday after Thanksgiving, I think about purposefully making a mistake in the scarf Iâm knitting for my mom just so I have an excuse to go see him at the yarn store. But I donât have a car to drive over there, and Iâm scared to mess it up so badly Iâd need to start over.
This is ridiculous. I pull out my cell and tap out a text.
I need to see you.
I try to imagine Jamie at Melâs store, pulling out his phone. I can see it perfectlyâthe way he moves his knitting needles to one hand so he can reach into his pocket. The expression on his face when he reads my message. Perplexed maybe? Will he do that cute thing where he rubs his eyebrows? I think heâll blush. I hope heâll blush. Most guys, Iâd just ask if they liked me, or follow their body language cues. But heâs so hard to readâthe way he looks away when heâs talking or flinches from physical contact. I donât want to screw it upâor worse, scare him awayâby moving too fast.
My phone buzzes.
Iâm working. I can come over later? Are you okay?
Am I okay? I laugh. Now that heâs coming over? Yeah.
Iâm fine. I miss seeing you at lunch every day.
His reply is almost immediate. I miss you too. I get off work at six. Mel can drop me off after. Can you drive me home?
I grin. Of course. Or you can spend the night. Dad wonât care, and you can ride to school with me.
No answer to that one. Not until almost seven, when he texts On my way.
Twenty minutes later, I hear a car pull up, idle for a moment, and then drive away. When I donât hear a knock, and Jamie doesnât come right upstairs, I head down, hoping heâs not standing outside the door. To my surprise, heâs in the kitchen, and my dad isâ¦hugging him?
ââ¦congratulations, thatâs wonderful news.â
Jamie throws me a desperate âstop whatâs happening, pleaseâ glance.
âDad.â
My dad lets go and turns to me. âJamie just got accepted to Duke. Isnât that wonderful?â Sure itâs wonderful, but I know Jamieâs still waiting for the one he really wants to hear from: MIT. And until he hears from them? The other letters are just paper.
My eyes meet Jamieâs, and heâs blushing. âCongrats, J. Come on, letâs go upstairs.â
As he follows me toward my room, I whisper âWhat the hell did you do to my dad? He hasnât hugged me in years.â
âI didnât do anything.
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