Honor Roll by Collins Kelly

Author:Collins, Kelly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

It was just before nine, and I was at Mim’s door with tea and a smile. I wanted to spend every moment we could together. She had managed to wind herself around my heart, and I needed her like I needed air. She was the only thing that made sense in my crazy world, and yet nothing about her or us made sense.

She let me in the door and walked me upstairs. Her eyes drooped from sleepiness, and her hair lay in tangles, but I’d never seen anything more stunning in my life. Every time I saw her, I fell a little more in love with her, making me want her so much. We’d hugged, and kissed, and cuddled, and even though she’d indicated she wanted more, I always made some excuse to leave when things became a bit too hot. She had started to call me altar boy, a nickname far from the truth.

Today, I escaped with the lame excuse that she had papers to grade for Saunders and I had a phone call to make.

I kissed her on the doorstep and bounced with happiness to the subway. I was ticking off my debt by thousand-dollar increments. My girlfriend was amazing, and there was an end in sight to the job I loathed.

When I pulled my graph from the closet last night, I checked off several thousand dollars. It was down to the wire, and I was determined to hit the zero mark before I was through.

My phone rang just as I’d made it to the third floor.

“Hi, Mom.” She was better than an alarm.

“How was church, Luca?” Hope filled her voice.

“I didn’t go, Mom. I took hot tea to my girlfriend, and we spent the morning together.”

There was an eerie silence on her end.

“Girlfriend?” She made a happy squeak. “Oh, Luca, when are you going to bring her home to meet us?” Every weekend, she went on about the importance of faith, but at the mention of a girlfriend, she completely switched gears. “Tell me everything about her. Is she Italian? Catholic? Smart? Pretty?” She rattled off attributes like they were options to purchase.

“Not Italian, but she’s Catholic, she’s beautiful, and yes, she’s smart, but it’s too early to bring her home to the family. Besides, I have a lot to do before I graduate. I can’t come back right now, Mom.”

“Maybe we can come and see you soon?”

She must have covered the phone because I could hear muffled voices in the background. She was probably telling Dad she wanted to go to New York, but there was no risk of that happening. He liked to keep several states between his greatest disappointment and himself. It had been over a year since I’d seen my parents, but I couldn’t imagine them jumping on a plane simply because I’d confessed to having a girlfriend.

After I’d hung up, I dove back into research. I’d fallen into a rhythm of sorts. I saw Mim every moment I could, and I showed up to work feeling less stressed and more motivated.

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