This Summer by Unknown

Author:Unknown [Unknown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Will

It’s too damn early on a Wednesday morning for this. My pulse spikes as the world closes in around me. I scoot closer to the window, counting down the seconds until I can get off this bus. Hadley sits next to me, calm and collected as usual. The shrill laughter and excitement from the kids around us makes me want to jump out of the window.

Her legs brushes against mine and for a minute I focus on that.

“Are you okay?” she asks, her green eyes wide.

“I’m fine,” I lie.

Her eyebrows pull together for a moment but I offer a grin to assure her. She smiles back and turns to Lily who is across the aisle from us.

She seems fine with ignoring what happened between us on Friday, and the last two days at camp prove that. We’ve gone through the motions and I’m happy enough that she didn’t want to discuss it. She wouldn’t have anyway. She’s still the same girl who avoids any tough subjects, which is fine with me. A momentary lapse in judgment made me touch her. But when I got home and received the call from Mabel, my selfishness was put on the back burner.

“The bank needs at least half of the loan by the end of the month,” she said. “I have a call out to the lawyer for an extension.”

“We’ve had too many extensions,” I said.” I guarantee that won’t go through. I’ll send you the paychecks I’ve received so far. I can push up the open house to next week to get the ball rolling. I’ll make sure all the cosmetic repairs are done and I can work on the rest at night.”

“Will,” she said, in her warning voice. “I didn’t call you for the money. I just wanted to let you know the progress. I will take care of everything. How are you doin’?”

The night with Hadley had felt fantastic, but the reason I’d come back was to sell the house and leave everything behind. I had to focus on that now.

“I’m fine. Can we take any money from the fund?”

“You know that’s to pay for your Dad’s program.”

I pulled the phone away from my ear, wanting to throw it across the room. “Maybe we need to renegotiate the contract with them. He’s not getting any better is he?” And he’s sucking us dry.

“The doctors are seeing an improvement, Will,” she said with a hint of annoyance. “You’d know that if you actually listened when I tell you about him. Or you can just see him yourself. You’re only an hour away.”

“I’m not even going to respond to that.”

“As much as you think you hate him, he’s still your father.”

I pressed my fingers against my temple.

Mabel attempted to make me feel better by asking about the camp but the moment for us had passed. I said goodbye and turned off my phone. I didn’t need any more distractions. I had work to do.

The bus stops in front of the bowling alley. I’m the first out of my seat and Hadley moves her legs allowing me to pass.

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