Saving Ben by Ashley H. Farley

Author:Ashley H. Farley [Farley, Ashley H.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2013-01-29T03:00:00+00:00

“Isn’t it beautiful?” I asked Ben. “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to see the sun rise, or watch a school of porpoises swim, or witness any other wonder of nature without thinking about Abigail.”

He laid his head on the arm of the sofa. “Yabba was a child of the earth. Her parents should have named her Summer, because that’s when she came to life, when freckles appeared across her nose and the bottoms of her feet grew hard and black from running around barefoot.”

I was moved by his eloquence in describing Abby. “Ben, I’ve given it a lot of thought,” I said, even though I’d only just that moment made up my mind. “I’ve decided to lend you the money,”

He bolted upright. “Really?” he asked, his hair sticking up on top of his head like he’d been riding around in the boat all day.

I nodded. “But you have to pay me back. I’m gonna take it out of my savings.”

“No worries. I already have two jobs lined up for the summer.”

“The weight room and . . .”

“Bartending. Actually, I’m starting out as an assistant to the bartender at City Limits.”

I was more than a little worried about him being in the bar scene environment, but I didn’t want to discount his efforts. “You should make nice to the chef. Maybe you could show him how to add a little zing to a hamburger.”

A twinkle appeared in his bloodshot eyes. “I hadn’t thought of that, but maybe.”

“How many classes did you say you are behind in?”

He lay his head back down. “Just two, really. Why?”

“Like I said earlier, it’s not too late for you to change your major. You might have to go an extra semester or two, but wouldn’t it be worth it? To major in something that interests you.”

“Whatever, Kitty. I really don’t want to think about this right now.” He pulled the blanket all the way up over his head, hiding from me.

“Fine, I’ll shut up—after I say this one last thing. You have a week left before exams. If you study, I mean really study, do you think you can pass your classes?”

The blanket moved up and down as he nodded his head underneath.

“Then do it! Because you might be able to apply those business credits to a new major, if you decide to change. Especially if it was something like restaurant management.”

He pulled the blanket off his head. “Seriously, Kitty? I hate to tell you this, but I don’t think they have restaurant management at UVA.”

“Okay then, after you get your business degree from UVA, you can go to cooking school. Combined, you’ll have all the skills you need to open your own restaurant.”

He sat up and untangled himself from the blanket. “Come on. We need to get some sleep. The only thing you’ve said since you came out here that makes any sense, other than the part about you loaning me money, is that we have to be strong for George today.”

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