The Lies that Bind Us: Part Two by CM Wondrak

Author:CM Wondrak [Wondrak, CM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen – Charlie

We left a little early the next morning. I didn’t eat breakfast. I literally woke up, texted Brett to meet me a ways down the road, and got dressed. I didn’t see Uncle Dave on my way out of the house, but judging from his truck in the driveway, he was here somewhere. I brought my bag and an extra backpack for Brett, for him to take back and forth and stuff his clothes in.

Whatever. I wasn’t going to think about it. Right now, my main focus was getting Brett a new routine since he couldn’t come inside the house anymore. We’d have to figure out what to do with his laundry. Maybe I could do some laundry at night?

Or maybe I should just tell Brett to save his laundry, and once he had enough, we could take it to one of the laundromats near the college.

Ugh. Uncle Dave moving in just fucked everything up. We had a routine. We had things down pat, and I was getting used to the fact that Brett was always nearby. I hadn’t heard a word from my stalker lately, but you know, that was fine. I was at my wits end dealing with Dave and all the repressed trauma that came with him.

God, I hated my life sometimes. It was kind of sad that someone like Brett was the ray of sunshine in my life, wasn’t it?

Don’t answer that.

I got in my car and picked Brett up, and then we were on the road. We stopped at a grocery store first, and we bought some things. He had a twenty to contribute; I didn’t ask him where he got the money from.

The backseat of my car was jam-packed full of plastic bags and processed foods, which Brett complained about. He wasn’t a huge fan of snacks and all that, but that was all he could take with him into the treehouse.

Honestly? Long-term? I didn’t know what we’d do if Uncle Dave stuck around. I had a few grand saved up in the bank from my summer job, but it wasn’t enough to last. And as soon as summer hit and the year was over, I wouldn’t be going to campus during the week, which meant Brett would lose his place to shower, unless we made special trips there every day.

Which we could, but then I didn’t think my parents would pay for my gas, which they did now.

Ugh. Just when I thought the future was bright and we were in the clear, it had to go and get all hazy and murky again. I didn’t know what we were going to do, but for now, I guess we’d take it one day at a time.

I dropped Brett off at the rec before parking my car. He knew my schedule, so he could find me whenever he was done. As much as I wanted him to shadow me during the day, with how quiet my stalker had been, there might not be any point.

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