Justice by Georgia Beers

Author:Georgia Beers [Beers, Georgia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-10-09T12:17:20+00:00

When three days had gone by with not so much as a phone call from Perry, I was fit to be tied. I was miserable. I didn't know what the hell to do with myself. At first, I tried valiantly to tell myself it was no big deal. This was Perry. She'd disappeared for days on end before; I should be used to it by now. Maybe she was frightened by our swiftly deepening relationship, just as I was. I decided I should just wait her out. She'd call. I was sure of it.

I thought that keeping myself busy was the answer. I went to my parents' house for dinner, figuring that would help cheer me up, but all my mother did was continuously tell me how much she missed Denise. I know she wasn't intentionally trying to drive me up the wall, but that's exactly what she did. I left much earlier than I anticipated, vowing not to return for a very long time.

Sarah left two messages on my machine, wanting to chat, saying we hadn't spent much time together lately. She was right, it was true, but the last thing I wanted to do was talk to somebody who knows me like a book. She'd hear the tone of my voice, or the inflection of certain words, or whatever the hell it is that allows her to read me as accurately as she does. Then, she'd ask what was bothering me. I'd say nothing. She'd scold me for lying to her and then she'd proceed to push and push and push until I either gave in or hung up on her. Neither option was a pleasant one (I'd done both before), so I took to screening my calls.

Even Jaime tried to cheer me up. I know people say cats are aloof and not as tuned in to their owners as dogs are, but Jaime knows me. She knows when I'm upset and she tries to lick away my tears. It's very sweet and when she did it this time, it sent me into a fit of sobs. This was bad. This was very bad. How on earth had I let this happen? How the hell did I fall so completely for somebody whose phone number I didn't even have?

I became more and more angry with myself. The thoughts in my head churned and spun and taunted me until I thought I'd go crazy. Here's a piece of advice for you: staying home and watching the telephone, mentally willing it to ring and be a certain person on the other end is one of the most frustrating, not to mention boring, activities on the face of the earth. Don't do it! It's a surefire way to drive yourself mad in a very short period of time. Take it from me. If I hadn't managed to get my sorry ass out of my apartment and into my car, I may have ended up in an institution. There was only one place in the world where I could go to calm down.

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