With Every Breath by Everhart Allie

Author:Everhart, Allie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-10T16:00:00+00:00

14

Skye

Travis walks over to the mini fridge to get a can of pop. "Want one?"

"No, I'm good."

He cracks open the can. "We didn't have much money either growing up. Any extra we had went here, to buy new tools or fix the place up. My mom never got the things she wanted. Never had a nice pair of earrings or nice clothes. She sacrificed everything for my dad. Sometimes I get really pissed at him for that." He swigs his drink.

"I'm sure your mom liked that she was helping your dad. And really, it was a family business. It paid the bills."

"Yeah, but he still should've treated her now and then. She had this stove that barely worked and he wouldn't get her a new one. She loved to cook and a new stove would've meant a lot to her but instead he went out and got a motorcycle. He told her it'd be fun for us kids to ride around with him but that was just an excuse for him to buy it. Damn thing is what got Seth hooked on motorcycles. And eventually ended his life." He finishes his drink and tosses the can away.

"You don't blame your dad for that, do you?"

"A little. I mean, Seth would never have got one if it weren't for Dad getting us on them when we were kids."

"But you don't ride one."

"Because I know what can happen. I rode one for years and never had a problem until some guy cut me off and almost caused an accident. After that, I never rode one again. Seth didn't let stuff like that bother him. He had some close calls but kept riding, and Dad encouraged him." He walks through the waiting area and sits down on one of the chairs. "This really looks great. I might come down here to watch TV at night instead of my shitty apartment."

"I could work on that next. You need to spruce that place up. It's really dated."

"It doesn't bother me. I don't spend much time there. I really just use it to sleep."

"Why do you live there? Apartments around here aren't that expensive. You could move to a bigger place that's newer and nicer."

"I could, but then I'd have to lock into a lease and I don't want to do that."

"Why not?"

"Because I'm not sure I'm sticking around. I'm not supposed to be here. This isn't my life. I'm an engineer, not a mechanic."

"But you're good at it. Everyone says you do a better job than the guys at Auto Fix."

"Being good at something doesn't mean you want to do it for a living. I went to college because I knew I didn't want to spend the rest of my life in this garage. And now I'm here, doing what I said I'd never do."

"Then sell it. Go back to doing what you like."

"It's more complicated than that. Losing Seth changed everything. If he were still alive, he'd be running the garage and taking care of Dad.

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