Across the Distance by Marie Meyer

Author:Marie Meyer [Meyer, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Women, Coming of Age
ISBN: 9781455590964
Google: hCj3BgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00TXN4YHU
Barnesnoble: B00TXN4YHU
Goodreads: 23666591
Publisher: Hachette Book Group
Published: 2015-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Jillian, call me, dammit!

By the sixth text I finally gave in and dialed her number. Sarah had been trying to get a hold of me for a few days, and I’d put her off as long as I could. Ever since my argument with Griffin, I hadn’t been in the mood to talk to anyone—including him. He’d called between rehearsals a dozen times in the past week, but I let his calls go to voicemail. When I left his place Christmas night, I knew what I wanted. The hard part was I just couldn’t figure out how to tell him. And I was pissed at myself for spoiling the moment and driving away…running away.

I sighed and picked up the phone, giving Sarah a call. It was time I snapped out of my reclusive mindset and rejoined society. I’d moped for too long.

After two rings, Sarah screamed in my ear. “Jesus H. Christ, Jillian! Where the hell have you been? I’ve been trying to get a hold of you for days.”

I drew the phone away from my ear during her tirade. When she finished, it was my turn to apologize. “I’m sorry, Sarah. I just haven’t felt much like talking.”

“Uh-oh. What happened?” she asked worriedly.

“I’ve just had a lot of shit to sort through, but I think I’ve got it all worked out.” I smiled, confident that my words weren’t just an empty placation for Sarah, or myself. “So, what’s new with you?” I asked, redirecting the conversation to her.

“Oh, well…” she drawled for dramatic effect. “Brandon asked me to move in with him.” I could practically hear her smiling.

“What? Sarah, that’s awesome!” I cheered. “Are you going to?” I pulled my bottom lip between my teeth, worried I’d have a stranger moving into my room back at school.

“Yeah, but not until summer. My parents aren’t too hip with the idea, and my mom begged me to ‘think’ about it for a few months.”

I exhaled a silent sigh of relief. “So, I’m going to have to find a new roommate next year, huh?”

“Sorry,” she replied sheepishly.

“Don’t be ridiculous,” I reassured her. “You and Brandon have been together for a long time. This was inevitable.”

“Thanks.” She sounded relieved. “I was worried you’d be upset with me.”

“Not at all. I’m happy for you, Sarah,” I said.

“Do you have plans for New Year’s Eve?” she asked.

“Yeah, I’m going to a Mine Shaft concert tonight,” I bragged. “What about you?”

“That’s cool,” she said. “Brandon and I are going over to a friend’s house. Nothing too exciting.”

“You live in New York, and you’re not going to watch the ball drop?” I teased.

“Hell no!” she laughed. “I’m not going anywhere near Times Square tonight. I’ll watch the ball drop on television, thank you.”

“Well, you have fun staying in tonight,” I said.

“Have fun at Griffin’s concert,” she sang.

After we hung up, I lay in bed thinking about how happy Sarah seemed about moving in with Brandon. I wanted that kind of happiness, too, but I would have to stop running from my past long enough to find it.

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