Say You'll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

Author:Katie McGarry
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-17T16:19:56+00:00

Ellison

I’m still losing on bull I had nothing to do with. Drix’s words continue to echo in my mind. He said so much to me, many things, but some of his words feel weighted... I had nothing to do with... I’m used to taking the fall...

Rain taps against the windows, and I finally find the strength to throw off the covers I had yanked over my head. My head is foggy, and as I sit up my body is heavy. I hate California. I hate California rolls. I hate flying from California to Kentucky after eating California rolls. I hate whatever virus I contracted, and I currently hate my revolting body.

My mouth is a desert, and the water bottle on my bedside table is empty. No doubt I could text Mom for more, no doubt I could open my mouth and whisper her name and she’d come running, but maybe moving out of this room of the Black Death will help me recover.

I open the door and go down the stairs, my feet cold against the hardwood. The house is unusually quiet and unusually empty. Bet there’s a black flag hanging on a pole out front, warning the world of the plague.

In the kitchen, there are multiple vases of flowers on the island. With a cold bottle of water from the fridge in hand, I pause when I spot my name on the cards. My forehead furrows, and I open the card attached to the red roses.

Elle,

I hope these roses bring a smile to your face like you bring a smile to mine. I miss you. Get well soon.

Andrew

The card falls from my grip, and I place a hand over my mouth. I haven’t barfed in hours, but that note made bile crawl up my throat. Like he honestly cares. Wonder who forced him to write that note and why.

Searching for another sign of life and proof that the aliens I dreamed about last night didn’t invade earth and kill everyone but me, I wander through the house in the direction of Dad’s office. If there’s nobody there, then the world is definitely lost. There’s always someone in this house at work.

Not a good sign when one of the double doors is open. I step in, and it’s eerily empty.

“Mom?” my voice is pathetic and scratchy. “Dad?”

I should head back upstairs and check my cell, but I’m too tired. Instead, I choose the next best thing—the phone on Dad’s desk.

When I was a kid I used to love to play in Dad’s massive, cushy leather chair. I’d go round and round until I was so dizzy that if I laid on the floor the earth tilted. I drop into Dad’s chair, and the last thing I want is anything that will make my head confuzzled to the point of puking, so there’s no spinning. At least the type that’s on purpose.

I pick up the receiver, dial in Mom’s cell, and she answers mid-first ring. “Hello?”

“Where are you?” I sound like I swallowed sharp rocks.

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