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minutes before he started walking towards the school entrance so he could make his way to the parking lot. He realized how fast the place has been cleared. He didn’t see anyone else in the vicinity.
“Sure just send over the script,” he told Louis, as he walked.
He was about to update Louis about the latest correspondences with Jeremy Stephens when he caught some movement at the corner of his eye. He moved closer until he recognized who it was.
“Louis I’ll call you again later,” he said, ending the call.
He walked towards the school steps.
“Liz?”
“Hi, Ben,” she said, slightly startled. She was seated on the school steps. He noticed she has changed to jeans and a grey hoodie since it was getting cold. “Why are you still here?”
“Had a phone call,” he replied. “Do you need a ride?”
“Oh, no need. Thanks,” she responded, shaking her head. “My boyfriend’s pick me up. I guess he’s just running late.”
Ben nodded, but he could see the same air of irritation and touch of unhappiness in Liz’s face that he saw earlier that day. He checked his watch. It was a little past five, and it would be getting dark soon. He couldn’t see anyone else around. He couldn’t leave her; yet he had to be careful as not to scare her.
He had to think quickly.
“Good thing you’re here,” he blurted out. “I wanted to discuss with you the foundation’s possible next project.”
Her eyes lit up, and Ben thought he made the right call. He sat down on one of the steps – not too close to her – resting his forearms on his knees.
“One of our sponsors is donating a sizeable lot in New Jersey. Initially I was thinking a walk-up, but maybe you could check it out and see the possibilities. We would like to know what your suggestions would be.”
Liz nodded eagerly, grinning. “Sure, I could do that,” she said.
“Great,” Ben said, smiling. Her excitement was contagious. “I’ll be getting the lot plan this coming week. You can schedule a site visit. Kayla is also volunteering to help out so once you come up with your suggestions we can run it by her and you could coordinate on the best use possible.”
“Sure, I’ll do my best,” she said.
Knowing he had to say something since her boyfriend wasn’t around yet, Ben started rambling about all the projects RHS has completed so she would have an idea how they came about finalizing the design brief for each one. It crossed his mind that she must have already heard about it all, but she seemed to be interested. She was also asking some questions.
He was in the middle of talking about how they found the site for the school project when Liz’s phone buzzed with a new text message. She excused herself to check. Ben noticed her become tense again when she read the message.
“Jack’s here,” she said, and looked at Ben apologetically. “I’m sorry, I have to go. Maybe we can discuss it when you’re in the office?”
Ben nodded; glad for her that her boyfriend has arrived. “Sure, no worries, sorry if I was rambling.”
“Oh no,” she said quickly. “It was interesting. And I’m excited.”
“That’s great,” Ben said, smiling.
Liz stood up, and Ben followed suit. They heard a rumbling of pebbles. Ben turned to see a white Toyota pull up the drop-off.
“Good night, Ben,” she said, now distractedly, as she jogged down the steps. Ben watched as she quickly walked to the passenger car door. A man stepped out of the driver’s seat but Liz didn’t wait for him to approach her side of the car as she got into the passenger’s seat.
The boyfriend briefly looked at Ben before getting back into the car. Ben didn’t get a good look at Liz’s boyfriend, but Ben noted the boyfriend didn’t seem so apologetic that he was late and had Liz wait.
Ben walked away before the Toyota drove off, assured.
At least Liz was already safe.
Chapter 11
Liz
“Just bring me home, Jack,” Liz said in the car as she
“Sure just send over the script,” he told Louis, as he walked.
He was about to update Louis about the latest correspondences with Jeremy Stephens when he caught some movement at the corner of his eye. He moved closer until he recognized who it was.
“Louis I’ll call you again later,” he said, ending the call.
He walked towards the school steps.
“Liz?”
“Hi, Ben,” she said, slightly startled. She was seated on the school steps. He noticed she has changed to jeans and a grey hoodie since it was getting cold. “Why are you still here?”
“Had a phone call,” he replied. “Do you need a ride?”
“Oh, no need. Thanks,” she responded, shaking her head. “My boyfriend’s pick me up. I guess he’s just running late.”
Ben nodded, but he could see the same air of irritation and touch of unhappiness in Liz’s face that he saw earlier that day. He checked his watch. It was a little past five, and it would be getting dark soon. He couldn’t see anyone else around. He couldn’t leave her; yet he had to be careful as not to scare her.
He had to think quickly.
“Good thing you’re here,” he blurted out. “I wanted to discuss with you the foundation’s possible next project.”
Her eyes lit up, and Ben thought he made the right call. He sat down on one of the steps – not too close to her – resting his forearms on his knees.
“One of our sponsors is donating a sizeable lot in New Jersey. Initially I was thinking a walk-up, but maybe you could check it out and see the possibilities. We would like to know what your suggestions would be.”
Liz nodded eagerly, grinning. “Sure, I could do that,” she said.
“Great,” Ben said, smiling. Her excitement was contagious. “I’ll be getting the lot plan this coming week. You can schedule a site visit. Kayla is also volunteering to help out so once you come up with your suggestions we can run it by her and you could coordinate on the best use possible.”
“Sure, I’ll do my best,” she said.
Knowing he had to say something since her boyfriend wasn’t around yet, Ben started rambling about all the projects RHS has completed so she would have an idea how they came about finalizing the design brief for each one. It crossed his mind that she must have already heard about it all, but she seemed to be interested. She was also asking some questions.
He was in the middle of talking about how they found the site for the school project when Liz’s phone buzzed with a new text message. She excused herself to check. Ben noticed her become tense again when she read the message.
“Jack’s here,” she said, and looked at Ben apologetically. “I’m sorry, I have to go. Maybe we can discuss it when you’re in the office?”
Ben nodded; glad for her that her boyfriend has arrived. “Sure, no worries, sorry if I was rambling.”
“Oh no,” she said quickly. “It was interesting. And I’m excited.”
“That’s great,” Ben said, smiling.
Liz stood up, and Ben followed suit. They heard a rumbling of pebbles. Ben turned to see a white Toyota pull up the drop-off.
“Good night, Ben,” she said, now distractedly, as she jogged down the steps. Ben watched as she quickly walked to the passenger car door. A man stepped out of the driver’s seat but Liz didn’t wait for him to approach her side of the car as she got into the passenger’s seat.
The boyfriend briefly looked at Ben before getting back into the car. Ben didn’t get a good look at Liz’s boyfriend, but Ben noted the boyfriend didn’t seem so apologetic that he was late and had Liz wait.
Ben walked away before the Toyota drove off, assured.
At least Liz was already safe.
Chapter 11
Liz
“Just bring me home, Jack,” Liz said in the car as she
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