To Be Honest by Maggie Ann Martin

Author:Maggie Ann Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Published: 2018-08-21T07:00:00+00:00

chapter ELEVEN

The last place I wanted to be was home alone with Mom. I calculated in my head how long of a drive it would be to get to Indiana State and decided that the only way I would be able to sleep that night was if I was with Ashley. Despite my ever-present fear of driving, especially at night, I went against my better judgment and hopped inside Norma the Nissan.

I convinced myself that as long as I was listening to Brendon Urie’s voice—he was the soundtrack to the movie that was my life—there was no way that he’d let me crash. I would make it in one piece to Ashley’s dorm room by the power of Panic! at the Disco and she would make everything better.

Forty-five minutes on the interstate went by surprisingly quickly. I was about a half hour out from Indiana State and signs for Terre Haute were starting to pop up alongside the car. I’d distracted myself by loudly singing along to the CD in the car, especially when giant trucks would get themselves into my safety bubble in between cars. I kept telling myself that one more song finished was another five minutes closer to Ashley, to having someone tell me that everything was going to be okay.

The Indiana State University exit came into view and my heart swelled. I had finally made it with Norma, still all intact. I wound through the campus, only kind of remembering how to get to her dorm building from the day when we dropped her off. Thankfully there were signs pointing to Reeve Hall. I parked behind the dorm building, hoping that it would only warrant a cheap ticket and that they wouldn’t tow Norma away. Either way, it was too late to find their free parking, and Norma was staying right where I left her.

I followed a group of girls through the door of Ashley’s dorm and got onto the elevator behind them, hitting the tenth-floor button. God, I hoped she was home by now. It didn’t even register with me that it was a Friday night and that she was probably out at a party with friends. What if she went home with someone for the night and never came back to her room? Would I have to sleep out in the hallway like a weirdo?

I approached room 1014 slowly, hovering my fist just above the door. I should have called. Coming without warning was not what Ashley deserved, especially if she was making new friends and having new experiences. Still, here I was.

I knocked anyway. I held my breath until I heard the lock click open. The door swung open to an Ashley in her pj’s with her hair sticking to one side of her face. The lights were off, and she rubbed her eyes, double-taking at seeing me in her doorframe.

“Savannah?” she asked, her voice with a slight lisp from her nighttime retainers.

“Hi,” I said, my voice cracking.

“Oh my God, what happened?” she asked.

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