Rescue Me: An MM romance (A Bennet Family Novel) by Andi Jaxon

Author:Andi Jaxon [Jaxon, Andi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: MM Teacher-Student, MM, hot, for, teacher, teacher-student
Publisher: Andi Jaxon
Published: 2020-05-28T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 29

Ben –

Stomping down the sidewalk after walking home in the pouring rain, I’m cold, wet, and pissed off. Who steals a damn bike tire? I’m fucked, I can’t afford to replace it, so I either have to walk back and forth every day or find a way to pay for the bus ride.

Water squishes out of my shoes with every step I take, and shivers rack my body against the cold. Thoughts of being wrapped in Alister’s arms plague my mind, and the warmth, both physical and emotional, that comes with being around him. My soul is weary, tired of pain and loneliness and never being enough. Just once, I want to be enough.

Climbing the steps of my rickety building, avoiding the soft spots, I make it to my door, but something isn’t right. There’s water on the floor in the hallway and it’s coming from my apartment. Come on! Why can’t I ever catch a fucking break?

The key unlocks the door, and I push it open to find my place flooded. There’s at least an inch of water throughout the apartment, all my stuff is soaked, and there’s a hole in the ceiling where water is pouring in. I don’t own much more than the clothes on my back. I can probably fit everything into two garbage bags. Now I have to find a way to get it all out of here, heavy with water, figure out how to get it cleaned and dried before mold and mildew sets in, then find somewhere to go. I obviously can’t stay here, I doubt the owners will fix the hole, and I know they won’t replace my stuff. I have no money for a hotel room because my bank account has $2.48 in it.

Dropping down to sit on my waterlogged mattress, I drop my head into my hands and cry. What have I done to deserve this? Why am I being punished? Did my mother know I was cursed, is that why she left me to die?

I don’t know what to do. I can’t take any more hits. My phone rings in my backpack, reminding me there’s still shit that needs to be done, like homework. Careful to keep my bag out of the water, I find my phone and see a message from Kristin to call her. Not having anything else to do, I call her and try to get a hold of myself before she answers.

“Hey, Ben!” She’s having a good day, she either got an assignment she’s excited about, or she just found some juicy information to write.

“Hey.” My voice scratches my throat.

“What’s wrong?” Instantly she can tell I’m not okay.

“My apartment is flooded. Everything I own is soaked, and someone stole my fucking bike tire.” I hope I don’t sound as hopeless as I feel.

“What is your landlord doing about the water? Do you need money for a hotel for a few days until it gets fixed?”

“I don’t know how to tell you this, but I guarantee the owner isn’t going to fix this.

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