Most Precious Blood
““Leave me out here,” she said, so Bruno stopped the car long enough for Val to get out. Val walked over to Kit, suddenly feeling shy. After sixteen years of friendship, she was no longer sure she really knew Kit. Then again, after sixteen years of living, she was no longer sure she knew herself either. Kit was just part of the chaos.
“Hi,” Val said. “Are you all right?”
“I’m not sick, if that’s what you mean,” Kit said. “Sorry. Everything that comes out of my mouth these days sounds angry.”
Val... laughed. “Everything out of mine sounds crazy,” she said.
Kit nodded. “I wanted to talk with you. I guess I felt I owed it to you to talk. Only I couldn’t do it at school, and I wasn’t ready to yesterday. I thought I was, so I called, but Connie said you had a headache, and I was so relieved I didn’t have to talk with you it was scary.”
“I wasn’t ready either,” Val said. “That’s why I had Connie tell people I had a headache.”
“How was school?”MoreLess
“Hi,” Val said. “Are you all right?”
“I’m not sick, if that’s what you mean,” Kit said. “Sorry. Everything that comes out of my mouth these days sounds angry.”
Val... laughed. “Everything out of mine sounds crazy,” she said.
Kit nodded. “I wanted to talk with you. I guess I felt I owed it to you to talk. Only I couldn’t do it at school, and I wasn’t ready to yesterday. I thought I was, so I called, but Connie said you had a headache, and I was so relieved I didn’t have to talk with you it was scary.”
“I wasn’t ready either,” Val said. “That’s why I had Connie tell people I had a headache.”
“How was school?”MoreLess
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