Maybe I Will (2013)
“—Measure for Measure, Act V, Scene i, Lines 45-46 I PANICKED AT the thought of the police already talking to my parents. Shanika drove past without slowing down. She drove several more blocks and found a safe place to pull over. I jumped out of the car and started pacing.
Shanika turned the car off, stepped out and slammed the car door behind her. “What do you want to do, Sandy?” Shanika finally asked me.
“What should I do?” I asked.
“Well, you’re going to have to go home eventually.” She walke...d around to the back of the car and propped herself up against the trunk.
“Maybe I can just wait until after the police leave,” I suggested.
Shanika nodded. “Check your phone,” she instructed. “See if you have a message from your parents.
I went back into the car, pulled out my phone, and checked for messages. “Nothing,” I said.
“Maybe you should call them and see what they say.”
I shoved the phone in my jacket pocket and tried to figure out what to do. I leaned over the car with both palms of my hands on top of the trunk and tried to breathe.MoreLess
Shanika turned the car off, stepped out and slammed the car door behind her. “What do you want to do, Sandy?” Shanika finally asked me.
“What should I do?” I asked.
“Well, you’re going to have to go home eventually.” She walke...d around to the back of the car and propped herself up against the trunk.
“Maybe I can just wait until after the police leave,” I suggested.
Shanika nodded. “Check your phone,” she instructed. “See if you have a message from your parents.
I went back into the car, pulled out my phone, and checked for messages. “Nothing,” I said.
“Maybe you should call them and see what they say.”
I shoved the phone in my jacket pocket and tried to figure out what to do. I leaned over the car with both palms of my hands on top of the trunk and tried to breathe.MoreLess
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