Save Me (The Me Novellas) by Appel Liz

Author:Appel, Liz [Appel, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-09-11T04:00:00+00:00

NINE

Later that afternoon, I had to make the one phone call I swore I’d never make.

I had to call Ben.

Not because I missed him or because I planned to grovel and beg for him to take me back.

No. I needed him to move me. Because, even though I had a great place to live with charming new roommates, I didn’t have a single piece of furniture there. Everything I owned was packed into a little closet at Storage City. And I was pretty sure my bed and dresser wouldn’t fit in my Honda Civic.

I asked Dani first, of course. Ron had a pick-up. And it was the weekend. But it was also some huge bike festival in Glencoe.

“Crap,” she said, her voice contrite when I called her from work later that day. “Maybe we could leave you the truck. Take my car down. You’d still need to find someone to help you move but at least you’d have a vehicle.”

“I need to be able to get the bikes down there,” Ron called, loud enough for me to hear.

“That’s OK,” I said quickly. “I’ll go to Plan B.”

She’d already done more than enough by bringing my suitcases and boxes to Once Upon A Time. I had a short, three-hour shift there that afternoon and used this as an excuse to not have to swing by the mold and animal-infested apartment to pick up my stuff.

But I didn’t have a Plan B. All I had was Ben. And he was more like Plan I-Hate-Myself. But I was desperate.

I dialed his number. He answered right away.

“Speak of the devil,” he said.

“Excuse me?”

He was at the restaurant. “Was just talking about you.”

“Oh?” I didn’t want to know, I told myself. And I wasn’t going to take the bait.

“Yeah,” he said, his voice confident. “What’s up?”

“I have a favor.”

“A date tonight?” he asked. I wasn’t sure but I thought I heard something in his voice. A thread of hope.

“No,” I said slowly. “ I need your truck.”

“I don’t have a truck.”

“Your brother’s truck,” I said. “I need help moving.”

“And you’re asking me?”

“Dani and Ron are out of town,” I said. “And my parents are already gone.”

“Oh, right. Off to Florida.” I heard glasses clinking, the steady hum of chatter. He was probably in the bar. Which meant he wasn’t working.

“Please,” I said, hating myself for having to ask. “I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important.”

He sighed. “Fine. When?”

“Are you free tonight?”

“It’s a Friday night.”

“I know,” I said. “It’ll take an hour, max. And I’m done with work. I can meet you at Storage City whenever you’re ready.”

“Alright. I’ll be there in twenty.” He hung up.

I’d barely make it, based on Friday night traffic. I grabbed my purse from the back room of the bookstore and headed toward the door.

Carl, the owner, stopped me.

“Katie, I was hoping you’d have a minute to talk.” He was a soft-spoken guy, probably in his 40s. He rarely talked to me except to ask about my schedule.

I glanced at my watch.

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