Save a Prayer
“It wasn't that I needed a break from Graham. I needed a break from the way I was acting around him, behaving as if there were no repercussions to things like flirtatious glances and questions with double meanings.
I settled back against the headboard as the call to my mum went through.
"Hello?" Her voice, filtered through the crackle of an overseas connection, made my eyes watery.
"Hi, Mum. It's me." "I thought you weren't coming home from America until next week." She’d really slip...ped, and I’d only been away from England for barely two days.
"Mom. I'm still here. Remember, I said that I'd call you?" I pulled my knees up to my chest, picking at a snag in the fabric of my stretchy red dress.
"But that's so expensive. I don't think it's a good idea for us to talk long distance." "No, Mum. It's fine. The magazine is paying my expenses. And I need to know that you're okay." "I'm fine.MoreLess
I settled back against the headboard as the call to my mum went through.
"Hello?" Her voice, filtered through the crackle of an overseas connection, made my eyes watery.
"Hi, Mum. It's me." "I thought you weren't coming home from America until next week." She’d really slip...ped, and I’d only been away from England for barely two days.
"Mom. I'm still here. Remember, I said that I'd call you?" I pulled my knees up to my chest, picking at a snag in the fabric of my stretchy red dress.
"But that's so expensive. I don't think it's a good idea for us to talk long distance." "No, Mum. It's fine. The magazine is paying my expenses. And I need to know that you're okay." "I'm fine.MoreLess
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