A Clueless Woman by T.B. Markinson
Author:T.B. Markinson [Markinson, T.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: T. B. Markinson
Published: 2015-11-24T02:00:00+00:00
Chapter Thirteen
Meg texted me several days later, asking for money. I knew I shouldnât have agreed, but I couldnât say no. For once, Ethan had other plans at our usual time, so I didnât tell Sarah and, instead, arranged to meet Meg at Frankieâs in a small town north of Fort Collins, in the hope no one would see us. I didnât need any more rumors swirling about Meg. The past few years, with everyone thinking they knew everything, had been torture enough.
âNext time, maybe we could meet in Cheyenne,â Meg said as she took her seat across from me.
How many more next times would there be?
âSorry.â I didnât know what else to say. She was the one who always insisted on cash. I didnât have PayPal or anything, but Iâd set up an account in an instant if it meant not seeing Meg ever again.
Megâs beguiling green eyes bored into me. Her fake scarlet hair was swept into a ponytail. Her smile was false. I tried to remember whether her smile was always false.
âHow are you?â
âYou mean am I drinking?â She fiddled with a fork. âFrom what I saw that one night, you canât criticize. Never again.â
I sighed.
âYour girlfriend is pretty.â
âThanks.â
She cleared her throat. âSo, you two are dating?â
I nodded. It was no use denying it. I feared if I did and Meg discovered otherwise, sheâd make me pay through the nose.
âThatâs good. Iâm happy for you.â Her eyes told me the truth.
âWhat about you? Dating anyone?â
Meg snorted. âNope.â She looked away. âJust having fun and making ends meet.â
Her demeanor set off alarm bells. âHaving fun and making ends meetââââI didnât even want to fathom what that meant. Who else was she blackmailing?
I stifled a sigh. How was it that years ago Iâd been with this woman and now we couldnât get through the basic pleasantries that arise when seeing someone after a long absence?
âI have your â¦â I placed the envelope on the table.
She didnât move to take it.
âYouâre different.â
I covered my mouth. Through the cracks of my fingers, I asked, âHow so?â
âYou seem happy. At peace.â
I wish I could have said the same about her, but it was clear that angst controlled her.
I smiled awkwardly. âThanks.â
Meg didnât reply or move a muscle. It was unnerving.
âHave you spoken to Dr. Marcel yet?â
She tapped her manicured nails on the table. That was new. Iâd never seen her wear nail polish ⦠and it was the black nail polish Janice mentioned. I almost laughed out loud thinking of Janiceâs outlandish thought that Meg was turning tricks. âNot ⦠yet.â
I couldnât imagine what that conversation with Dr. Marcel would entail. âI think itâs great you want to move forward.â
Meg stared into my eyes and then looked down at my hand. âMove forward? Is that what you call it?â
I flinched as though Iâd been zapped.
âWhat do you call it?â
âI donât know what else to do with my life.â She half shrugged.
âYouâre brilliant. No one can take that away from you.â I had no idea why I was giving her a pep talk.
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