Head Over Wheels by Diana Morland

Author:Diana Morland [Morland, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LoveLight Press
Published: 2017-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Mindy woke up in the morning almost groaning herself awake. She ached all over—all her muscles, including her eyes. It was like she was one big ball of stress, without actually having been stressed.

Okay, she’d been a little stressed. She had stayed up fairly late working on pitches for graphic design work, and she hadn’t gotten any responses before she finally went to bed. But that was nothing new. Maybe she’d just been too hasty deciding to do extra roller derby practice with Shayna.

Thinking of Shayna, she rolled over and flailed around for her phone. When she had it, she squinted at the screen. It was almost ten, so Shayna would definitely be awake and—no, not working, it was Thursday. But that definitely meant she could respond to texts.

Shayna maidele, I’m dying, Mindy wrote, lying flat on her stomach. My lungs hurt and my legs hurt and my arms hurt. Even my hands hurt.

Yeah, I think we pushed it a little too hard yesterday, Shayna texted back a few moments later. Next time we practice together, I’ll be a little easier on you.

You said you wouldn’t be a taskmistress.

I guess I got carried away.

Next time you should let me catch you sooner.

Maybe.

You’re such a tease.

Excuse me, who decided to put out on our first date?

Mindy grinned. I like it when you tease.

Maybe I’ll pick it up, then.

Have you changed your mind about meeting my family?

No. You know I don’t back out of things. After a pause, Shayna sent another text. You’re not going to expect to meet my family now, are you?

Not until you want me to. I know we have different styles. Besides, if you haven’t even seen your parents since you moved out of DC, I won’t expect to meet them for a very long time.

Try never.

Do you hate them that much?

No. There was another long pause during which Mindy, grumbling to herself, managed to sit up and stumble to the bathroom. She was washing her face when the next text from Shayna arrived.

I just don’t want to be around them anymore. They don’t really care about me.

Mindy frowned. They’re your parents. They love you.

They say they love me, but ever since I was a kid, they haven’t shown any signs of caring about me as a person. Just as a symbol. Their perfect JAP daughter.

Mindy gnawed her lower lip, not sure which part of the text to respond to first. She wished she was with Shayna in person to talk about this, so they could see each other’s faces, but she didn’t want to put a hold on the conversation when Shayna was opening up in ways she rarely did.

I’m sure that’s not true, she wrote. They’re probably bad at showing emotion. You said they’re both lawyers. Maybe they tried so hard to learn to not show emotion that they forgot how to show it properly.

She waited a few seconds between texts, then added, And you’re not a JAP. Shayna might have grown up wealthy and

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