Seeking Sara Summers by Susan Gabriel

Author:Susan Gabriel [Gabriel, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

What have I done? Sara thought. Coming to Italy had shattered her perceptions of herself. She was someone totally different than she had always thought. The cancer had eradicated the rules and restrictions she had held herself to for all these years. She had kissed Julia. She had kissed her best friend. How could this possibly be a good thing?

Sara grabbed a set of car keys hanging on the hook by the kitchen door.

“Where are you going?” Julia caught up with her.

“I need to get out of here,” Sara said. “I need to find an airport and fly home.” Julia followed her through the courtyard to the driveway. Sara slid into the driver’s side of Max’s small BMW. Julia jumped into the passenger side.

“Sara, let’s talk about this,” Julia said. She turned to face her. “Try to stay calm. There’s nowhere to go tonight,” she continued. “We can leave in the morning if you want.”

“I need to go home now!” Sara’s voice had a desperation to it that she had never heard before. She fumbled with the car keys and started the motor of Max’s car. Sara jerked the gears into first and splayed gravel behind the car. “This is crazy,” Julia yelled, hanging onto the dashboard. “Stop this car this instant!”

Sara stopped. They jerked forward. “Are you trying to kill us?” Julia’s voice reached for calmness, but didn’t quite make it.

“Get out of the car,” Sara ordered Julia.

Julia didn’t move.

Sara accelerated down the long driveway made of dirt mixed with gravel. The headlights illuminated a small rectangle of the countryside in front of them. She was reminded of her drive out into the New England countryside months before.

Julia hurriedly fastened her seat belt. Sara left hers off. If she flew through the windshield on impact, so much the better, she thought. Life had taken an unexpected turn and she had no idea how to deal with it. She was a stranger to herself. A random thought confirmed that she actually liked this stranger, much more than the old Sara. But it was too late for thoughts like that. She accelerated down the long driveway.

“Where are you going?” Julia asked.

“I have no idea,” Sara said truthfully, “but you’re free to get out at any time.”

“Stop this!” Julia insisted. She placed her hand on Sara’s arm.

The touch was enough to pull Sara’s glance in Julia’s direction. Julia’s eyes were wide and alarmed. Sara was scaring her. She hated this thought. But what she hated more, at that moment, was herself. She knew she was acting crazy but she couldn’t seem to stop herself. Sara slammed on the brakes again. The car skidded. The earthy smell of dirt rose from its sleep and filled the car. Sara glared at Julia, challenging her to let her go, to let her drive out into the night to rejoin her old, safe life.

“Be reasonable,” Julia said.

“Is that the best you can come up with?” Sara asked. “You sound like Grady. Be reasonable, Sara. Don’t make waves, Sara.

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