Ends of the Earth
“He froze, pinned in place by Vespa’s stare.
“What are you doing in my toilet?” she said, standing in the doorway to her bathroom. One hand rested on her sweater-clad chest and her eyes were wide, though she didn’t seem scared, merely surprised.
“I, er,” Max said. Involuntarily, he glanced back the way he’d come, at the door that led to Mrs. Frost’s office, then caught himself.
Vespa’s lips parted. “You went in there?” she breathed.
As Max saw it, he had two choices: lie like a b...roken watch and hope she believed it, or tell the truth and hope she didn’t expose him. Given their history, he chose the lie.
“I had to talk,” Max said, feigning embarrassment. “I, er, felt bad about how I’ve been treating you, so I came in here to wait, and—”
She arched an eyebrow. “To wait in my loo?”
“Er, no.MoreLess
“What are you doing in my toilet?” she said, standing in the doorway to her bathroom. One hand rested on her sweater-clad chest and her eyes were wide, though she didn’t seem scared, merely surprised.
“I, er,” Max said. Involuntarily, he glanced back the way he’d come, at the door that led to Mrs. Frost’s office, then caught himself.
Vespa’s lips parted. “You went in there?” she breathed.
As Max saw it, he had two choices: lie like a b...roken watch and hope she believed it, or tell the truth and hope she didn’t expose him. Given their history, he chose the lie.
“I had to talk,” Max said, feigning embarrassment. “I, er, felt bad about how I’ve been treating you, so I came in here to wait, and—”
She arched an eyebrow. “To wait in my loo?”
“Er, no.MoreLess
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