Lost in You by E. L. Todd

Author:E. L. Todd [Todd, E. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fallen Publishing
Published: 2016-03-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter One

Taylor

Cardboard boxes were scattered around my small apartment. The hardwood floor was the same color as the boxes, so it was difficult to differentiate between the two. I didn’t have a lot of stuff to begin with, but that didn’t make moving any easier.

The guys carried my furniture into the living room—the new couch I bought from Macy’s as well as the other pieces of my living room set. Their strong arms bulged as they carried the weight, and I broke a sweat just watching them.

Sara walked inside carrying two boxes. “Shit, why is this so heavy?”

Right on the side in black permanent marker was the label BOOKS. “Read the label next time.”

Sara dropped the box on the ground, making a loud thud that nearly shook the apartment. She put her hands on her hips and tried to catch her breath.

“Dude, don’t drop my stuff. You’ll break everything.”

“You can’t break books.”

“So you did read the label.”

She dodged the question by changing the subject. “What do you need these for? You’re done with school, aren’t you?”

“It’s always good to have them for a reference.”

“That’s what Google and Wikipedia are for.”

“As an academic, I don’t use Wikipedia.”

Sara narrowed her eyes on me, calling bullshit with just a look.

“Okay, I use Wikipedia for everything. But don’t tell anyone that.”

“There you go.”

The guys finished unloading the truck, and after I gave them a big fat tip and lunch, they left. Sara and I sat on the floor in the living room, and slowly, we went through my things.

Sara opened the box of living room accents, a few sculptures and picture frames. Whenever we stopped talking and her mind began to wander, she always had a sad look on her face. The past lingered behind her eyes, haunting her.

“Thanks for helping me unpack.”

She snapped back to reality. “Of course. Like I’d ever let my best friend handle this on her own.”

“I wish you would show that same compassion for my things…”

She rolled her eyes. “If the box said china, I wouldn’t have dropped it.”

“Actually, china is stronger than regular plates. You could throw them at the wall and they still wouldn’t break.”

“How do you know stuff like that? Random crap?”

I shrugged. “I don’t know. I guess I’m a sponge.”

“A sponge?”

“You know, I absorb everything.”

She made a face when she didn’t understand the reference, and then she returned to sorting through my things. “When do you start your new job?”

“Monday.” I was nervous as hell, but so damn excited at the same time.

“Teaching little pretentious brats at a private school…” She turned up her nose in disgust. “Count me out.”

“They aren’t pretentious brats. They’re kids.”

“Whatever,” she said. “They’ll still wipe boogers on you.”

“I’m teaching high school, not preschool.” Sara wasn’t exactly the most maternal type and never had been. But when she had her own kids, the instinct would kick in. It happened to all women.

“I wonder if there will be any hot teachers there…” She wiggled her eyebrows at me in a playful way, but it looked a little ridiculous since her eyebrows were so blonde they were white.

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