The Reality of Wright and Wrong by Leddy Harper

Author:Leddy Harper [Harper, Leddy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leddy Harper
Published: 2019-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

15

Mercy

I’d arrived at the airport early, circled it a few times to make sure I knew where to go, and then pulled into the cell lot to wait for Stella to text me that she was ready to be picked up. Which meant I sat there, staring at my phone while it burned a hole in my hand.

I still hadn’t called my parents, and even though I knew I needed to—especially before I had company—the fear prevented me from following through every time I pulled up their number. On top of that, there was the issue of Jordan sending me message after message until I finally put him on mute, unable to deal with the constant chime of his incoming texts.

After glancing at the clock on the dash, I decided it was now or never to return my parents’ call. It would give me roughly five to ten minutes of listening to them condemn me for eloping with a stranger and then keeping it from them for over a month before I’d have to cut them off to pick up my friend. And knowing my mom as well as I did, there was no way she’d carry on a conversation that involved the family while in the company of others.

“What’s going on, Mercy?” Mom answered the phone, sounding frantic and on the verge of a full-fledged panic attack. It was enough to make me feel bad for avoiding this call for so long—she rarely sounded rattled, even when she was.

I cleared my throat and set my attention on a tree in the distance, hoping it’d distract me long enough to speak without sounding affected by her worry. “Nothing, Mom. Everything’s fine. I didn’t have my phone on me last night, and I’ve had a busy morning. Stella is coming to visit, so I had to get things organized.”

Technically, moving all my belongings into Brogan’s bedroom had nothing to do with Stella’s arrival, though the timing of it all worked out rather well. Granted, she didn’t need to know that. I had no intention of telling her everything. After all, if I had any hope of getting their approval—not that it would change anything if I didn’t—informing her of my doubts and fears would ensure I’d never get it.

There was a bit of rustling over the line, then my mom’s muffled voice, and after a few seconds, my dad’s deep baritone came through the speaker. “Hey, honey. Are you all right? Is everything okay?”

I closed my eyes while releasing a long, exasperated breath. “Really, guys…there’s nothing to worry about. I don’t know who told you what, but you’re all riled up for no reason. I’m fine.”

“Are you really, Mercy?” There was more animosity in my dad’s tone than concern, which struck me harder than I’d expected. “What in the world is going on with you? You left for a week, and when you came back, you told us to postpone the wedding, that you and Jordan had a few things to work out before you could follow through with marrying him.

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