Invisible, as Music by Caren J. Werlinger

Author:Caren J. Werlinger [Werlinger, Caren J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Corgyn Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

Ryn had the car door open almost before Henrietta braked to a stop inside the garage. She tried not to shuffle impatiently while Henrietta got her crutches out of the back seat and made her slow way into the house.

Racing to her room, Ryn stripped out of her church clothes, tossing on a faded pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. She unfolded the note that Tamara had slipped into her hand while they were cleaning up.

My apartment, two o’clock.

She smiled and tucked the note into her pocket. Padding out to the living room in her socks, she found Henrietta settled on the couch. She squatted in the foyer to lace up her boots.

“I’m going to be out for a while. Anything you need?”

Henrietta’s voice was cool as she said, “Where are you going?”

“Um…” For some inexplicable reason, the first thing ready to come out of Ryn’s mouth was an excuse—you mean a lie, said a sly voice in her head.

She kept her head down, focusing on her laces, as she suddenly seemed to be all thumbs. “I’m going to meet Tamara.”

“Oh?”

Though Henrietta’s tone was perfectly innocent, warning bells were clanging in Ryn’s head.

“Yes, we… um…” Ryn was unaccustomed to this feeling of walking on thin ice. And she never, ever lied, or even felt tempted to. Why now?

“You like her.”

Ryn felt the heat that flooded her face. “Well… yes. Does that bother you?”

“Of course not. Why would it bother me?” But the bite in Henrietta’s voice belied her reply.

Ryn wound her scarf around her neck. “I’ll be back before dinner. Can I get you anything before I go?”

Henrietta pushed to her feet. “I’m perfectly capable of getting myself anything I require. And I doubt I’ll want supper after that brunch. I’ll probably retire early.”

Bewildered, Ryn let herself out the door. She dusted the snow off Nelly’s windshield and started her up.

“What was that all about?” she muttered aloud, her words accompanied by clouds of vapor in the cold air of the car.

She’d been honest with Henrietta from the beginning that she was a lesbian. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that she might like Tamara.

Unless she thinks it’s inappropriate. That stupid voice echoed her own thoughts from over the semester break.

“We’re just going to talk.”

Like you “talked” in your office?

“Shut up.”

She pulled over, battling the conflicting emotions inside her, and confused by the turmoil. Ryn always knew what was right and what wasn’t, and she’d never had trouble doing the right thing, but this… She was only now realizing how much she missed being with someone, how much she missed Ashley. There were so many obstacles to a relationship with Tamara.

“You said you needed to talk,” she reminded herself. “So go talk. This doesn’t mean you’re declaring your undying love. Just talk.”

With that resolve, she put Nelly back in gear. When she pulled up to the curb in front of Tam’s apartment, she found Tamara standing outside, waiting for her.

She got into the passenger seat. “Hi.”

“Hi.” Ryn’s heart beat a little faster, in spite of herself.

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