The Mailbox (2011)
“by Campbell’s place. She busied herself with cleaning up the beach house, attempting to distract her mind from dwelling on him—the way he looked at her, how familiar he seemed. She’d replayed last night’s events countless times. A schoolgirl all over again, she stopped just short of doodling his name in her journal. Finally, after resisting the urge all morning, she put on running clothes and sheepishly headed toward his house. She knew he would see right through her little ruse, but she didn’t... care if it meant they’d be in close proximity. The point was to be with him again. How she made that happen didn’t really matter. She jogged the distance to his house, the sound of her feet keeping time. How often had she orchestrated this kind of encounter when she was fifteen and sixteen years old? Turns out she had not outgrown the behavior. When she rounded the corner to his house, she noticed his truck missing from the driveway. Disappointed, she decided not to turn around but to complete her run down his street.MoreLess
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