Personal Effects
“She probably left class early and ran all the way, just to be sure I couldn’t sneak out.
“I heard about the hall,” she says. “You OK?”
News travels fast, unless Michael took it upon himself to run right to her. “I’m fine.”
“Yeah, you’re great.” She laughs, but nothing’s funny.
We walk in silence out to the parking lot.
“Is there going to be trouble?” she asks, resigned to it.
“No.” I turn so she can see my face. She bites the inside of her lower lip. She isn’t sure whether to believe me. “At le...ast not today,” I add. “Probably not even this week. So, no, I don’t think so.”
She studies my face until she’s satisfied that I’m telling the truth, then hands me the keys. I drive when she’s really excited or trying to say she’s sorry. Today, probably a bit of both. She bounces toward the car, all nervous energy and excitement.
“Where to?” she asks once we’re buckled in.
“The river?” I suggest.
She looks at me for a beat, blinking, clearly understanding that something really is up if I don’t want to go to her house, where her mom will feed me.MoreLess
“I heard about the hall,” she says. “You OK?”
News travels fast, unless Michael took it upon himself to run right to her. “I’m fine.”
“Yeah, you’re great.” She laughs, but nothing’s funny.
We walk in silence out to the parking lot.
“Is there going to be trouble?” she asks, resigned to it.
“No.” I turn so she can see my face. She bites the inside of her lower lip. She isn’t sure whether to believe me. “At le...ast not today,” I add. “Probably not even this week. So, no, I don’t think so.”
She studies my face until she’s satisfied that I’m telling the truth, then hands me the keys. I drive when she’s really excited or trying to say she’s sorry. Today, probably a bit of both. She bounces toward the car, all nervous energy and excitement.
“Where to?” she asks once we’re buckled in.
“The river?” I suggest.
She looks at me for a beat, blinking, clearly understanding that something really is up if I don’t want to go to her house, where her mom will feed me.MoreLess
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