The Rift In Our Reality: A Sweet Young Adult Romance by Amy Proebstel

Author:Amy Proebstel [Proebstel, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cavaliers Publishing
Published: 2019-05-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

IT’S OFFICIAL; I missed the drug trial because I was still battling with my bout of pneumonia. For some dumb reason, it took over two weeks for my body to fight off the virus even with all of the medical treatment I received. Now, I’m convalescing in my bedroom again, back where it all started.

I keep hearing my mom cry when she thinks I’m asleep or far enough away to not hear her. She tells me it’s not my fault, but she doesn’t know that it really is. I kept pushing myself all summer, enjoying my time with Matt and Jackson. We were doing everything I ever wanted to accomplish, and we documented it all. But I have to believe it wasn’t all for nothing.

How can she say it wasn’t my fault? Or maybe she’s just trying to make me feel better. That’s probably the case. If I get depressed, then it’ll take me longer to get better. She needs me healthy in case another study opens up where I might be accepted.

Even Matt didn’t come over as often. I don’t know if my parents made him feel guilty for his part in it, or if he just blamed himself. Either way, I missed him. Yeah, he answered my phone calls and text messages, but I missed having him by my side.

If I have to spend one more day lying in bed, I think my mind is going to crack. Already, I can feel the loose marbles rolling around in my head just waiting for the slightest opening to escape and roll right on out of me. Maybe I should let them go and then chase them down to see where they take me.

Okay, now I’m just being overly dramatic. But I am bored. There had to be some activity I could do which wouldn’t overly tax me. Now that I think about it; there was the trial with the bicycle that I hadn’t experimented with. For the first time in days, I was eager to do something exciting.

I grabbed up my phone and called Matt’s number. He picked up on the second ring which surprised me more than I cared to admit. I had to tell him my plan before I chickened out.

“I’m going to try riding my bike today,” I announced with more bravado than I actually felt.

“Really? Who’s going with you? Are you sure you’re strong enough?”

Hearing the same tone of concern as my parents coming out of Matt’s mouth made my patience snap. “Look, I’m done with sitting around twiddling my thumbs. I’m hooking Charlie up to the bike and going for a ride. Alone if I have to!”

My finger was poised over the button to end the call. If he said one word of objection, then he was going to hear the dial tone. Okay, nobody heard dial tones anymore, but you get what I mean.

“Okay. I’ll be right over. Promise me that you’ll wait until I get there.”

My fingers clenched around my heart-shaped pendant so tightly; I’m pretty sure the edges left permanent indents on my hand.

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