Savor Life by TB Mann

Author:TB Mann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Covey Publishing, LLC

Chapter Eleven

— Jason —

“What happened this morning while I was at the pool?” Jason peered at his friends as he buttoned up his short sleeve dress shirt for the fancier restaurant Doug booked them into for supper. When he returned after his class, Aria acted a little reserved. Her smiles, which he looked forward to seeing, became infrequent as the afternoon wore on.

Whenever she closed her eyes, she dropped her guard, allowing different emotions to play over her face. They ran the gamut from happiness, to sadness, including some where she appeared angelic. Each time a sad expression crossed her face, he clenched his muscles. Chad had cracked his knuckles while Doug rotated and massaged his neck, their unease clearly visible.

Doug finished zipping up his pants as he took a moment to think about how to answer. He slid his belt through the loops. “So, you saw it, too, huh? The sadness in her eyes that grew throughout the day?”

Jason finished buttoning his shirt leaving the top two buttons undone. He opened the top drawer of the dresser and reached for a watch. “Yes. It looked like she was going to cry by the end. Every time I tried to ask her what was wrong, she always managed to change the subject.” He did up the watch clasp on his wrist. Not paying attention to what he was doing, it pinched, too tight like the band around his chest when he remembered the sadness in Aria’s eyes.

Chad walked out the bathroom drying his hair with a towel while another one dangled precariously off his hips. “I noticed it as well. I kept taking her pulse which was a bit higher than normal, but nothing alarming.” He threw his hair towel on the bed and walked over to the dresser. Jason opened the drawer Chad required before heading to the couch to sit. Chad pulled out a pair of boxer briefs and started to get dressed.

“I guess we’ll just have to watch her closely tonight and trust she’ll tell us.” Doug picked up the room key and put it in his pocket. He headed over to the fridge for a bottle of water. “Besides, she can’t keep her distance or ignore us if she’s dancing with us.” He wiggled his eyebrows.

“You’re right. She told us she would let us know if anything was wrong. We’ll have to trust her.” Chad finished buttoning his shirt. He checked his watch. “I’m ready. Shall we head out?”

Jason stood knowing he needed to trust the words of his friends. The dance club next to the restaurant tended to be loud, but contained numerous quieter seating areas.

Doug pushed himself off the counter he leaned against, and they followed Chad to the door.

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