She Came From Away by D. Edward Bradley

Author:D. Edward Bradley [Bradley, D. Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing
Published: 2012-11-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The House Sitter

On Sunday morning, Paul left work as soon after eight a.m. as he could. He wanted to stop at Riley’s house in case she hadn’t left, but he was out of luck; her car wasn’t in its parking spot. Despite the fact that she had warned him about her early departure, he felt a little downhearted and continued his drive homewards.

Whenever he was on the night shift, Paul always found it difficult to sleep in the mornings, especially during the summer months. The movements of his parents above the basement apartment disturbed him, despite their efforts to the contrary. Today, he remained awake, worrying about Riley driving across the island on her own. However, by early afternoon, he had slipped into a sleep of sorts, which lasted for a few hours.

After his evening meal, Paul was about to flop out in front of the TV when the phone rang. He rushed over to its shelf in the kitchen half of the living area, almost knocking over his coffee cup in the process.

“Hi, Paul. It’s me.”

“Safe and sound, I hope. Where are you?”

“Rocky Harbour.”

“Jeez, that’s one hell of a drive. You must be real tired.”

“You could say that again. I left around six and only stopped a couple of times on the way. I phoned ahead from a tourist information office and booked a room at this super little guesthouse. The bed’s comfortable and the whole place is absolutely spotless. I don’t know about the food yet. I’m going to have dinner in a few minutes so I’ll soon find out. After that, I’ll hit the sack. Everything’s hunky-dory and the car’s fine. As for the scenery, I took a few pictures on the way so you’ll be able to see for yourself.”

Paul had been to Gros Morne, but hadn’t made it obvious and decided not to say any more at the moment. “Will you call tomorrow?”

“Sure. Of course. About the same time, okay?”

“Great. And take care.”

“You too.”

With his worries groundless, Paul felt a lot better. He was even looking forward to work so he could find out if the good weather would continue on the west coast. When he finally arrived at the office, a pleasant surprise awaited him. There was a note from his supervisor informing him that the duty roster had been changed. His last night shift would be on Tuesday instead of Friday. That meant he would have Wednesday off and begin afternoon shifts from noon to eight on Thursday. It wasn’t until he was on his midnight meal break in the staff room that he had an inspiration. He could house-sit for Riley until she came home at the end of the week. This would also shorten his drive to work by about a quarter of an hour. The question was, would she let him? He couldn’t see why not.

When he got home on Monday morning, his last thoughts before falling asleep were to wonder what it would be like to spend a few days alone in her house.

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