Higher Ground
“On the mornings she wasn’t busy with clients, Miss Verity had started packing a sack of breakfast for me. Whether it was ham and biscuits or freshly cut fruit, it was always enough for two. Oliver convinced me we should exchange numbers so I could give him a heads up when she took care of us. On those mornings, he stopped and got hot coffee at a shop between his house and the graveyard. We’d walk down to the river, and he’d take pictures of the water, the steamboats, the barges, and me.The last... Friday of summer break, Oliver made an early appearance to cut me off at the pass. When I stepped out onto the porch, an ancient Buick Roadmaster was parked in front my house. Oliver and a girl with fiery red hair were leaned against it, sharing a cigarette and waiting.An unexpected surge of jealously swept over me the moment I spied them laughing together. As soon as he caught sight of me, he pushed away from the car and walked to the wrought-iron fence surrounding our yard.“Good morning,”MoreLess
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