Too Late to Turn Back Now by Ryan Cahill

Author:Ryan Cahill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2024-01-11T19:03:17+00:00

Chapter 26

Sara woke me up the next morning in a panic. My first thought is that it must be roach-related.

“Bry, get up, get up,” she shakes me. “I’ve been awake for hours, waiting to talk.”

“Yeah yeah yeah okay, give me a second, Baby,” I croak. My back is stiff and achy from sleeping on the floor. “What’s on your mind?” I ask.

“What’s on my mind is how are we going to buy stuff to make this place even halfway decent? We need absolutely everything Bry, and we don’t have a pot to piss in!”

“A pot to piss in?” I question her. “Who are you, my grandfather?”

“Whatever Mr. Toot Sweet, my Dad says it all the time, who cares? I’m worried about the money, that’s the point!”

“Okay, okay,” I say, wiping the sleep out of my eyes. “Just relax, I’ll take care of it. Can’t we just wake up a little more mellow yellow and give it a few before we jump right into these serious conversations?” I ask.

“I know, I’m sorry,” she cringes, “I’m just super wound up I guess, and I have to get it out.”

“It’s okay, I just don’t worry that much. You should try to take it as it comes. Worrying doesn’t help.” Meanwhile, I’ve been stressing about our money pie every time we cut into it. “Listen, I have a surprise that will make you happy. I’ve been holding out on you,” I grin.

“Oh, you have, have you?”

“My Dad was feeling generous and even though he told me not to ask for anything, he ponied up his Sears credit card and told me we could dent it for five hundred bucks!”

I opened the envelope last night. The card came with a note from Dad reading, “I love you, Bry! Let us know if you need anything else.” Aww, thanks, Dad! My Scrooge of a father is turning over a new leaf.

Sara lit up. “That is awesome, so awesome. Your Dad came through big time!”

“He really did. Let’s make a list of what to get and then hit it hard. Maybe I’ll buy some Tough Skins for work,” I joke, referring to Sears’ brand of nerdy jeans.

The main thing we need is a bed, also a phone, and a phone book. We may as well have just dropped in here by parachute and don’t know a thing about this place besides the basics in the Frommer’s guide. People on vacation don’t care where the phone company is.

“Time to find the library. We need to edjumacate ourselves on this place,” I laugh, imitating a comedian we watched on TV (how I miss thee) not too long ago.

The news of the Sears card soothes Sara’s worries for the moment. I can’t wait to see what’s on her mind tomorrow morning. Before heading to the shower, Sara brings me a can of Diet Coke from the fridge, while I stand against the rail of the lanai gazing down upon our new neighborhood. Why am I feeling guilty over stealing a

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