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all weekend.”
“Call her.” I pull my phone out of my pocket.
“Her phone’s off.” He can’t stay still. He is really worried, which worries me.
“Have you called anyone else, to see if they have seen her?” I suggest.
He nods, “I’ve called everyone, and you’re my last stop.”
If Erin isn’t with anyone that Brandon could contact, I don’t want to entertain the idea of who she’s with or what she’s doing. “She has work tomorrow. She needs to come home to get her stuff,” I announce.
He shakes his head, “I don’t know.”
Erin
I was worried that since I hadn’t made contact with anyone over the weekend, that I might be bombarded before school. My fears were correct, and they look angry. They just stare at me from the car park. I expected for Brandon to be here, if anyone was going to show up, but I didn’t expect to see Cole here too.
When I was asked to stop all communication with Cole, I thought that Brandon had, too, to some extent. Obviously, he hadn’t, and that pisses me off, but in saying that, maybe Brandon is here to see Beth and Cole is just tagging along to meet her. Either way, I don’t care. I turn away from them and walk into the school.
“Hey,” Jake offers when I enter the office. We are the only ones here. Still keeping our relationship hushed, we take separate cars to work and leave at different times.
“Hey,” I offer. He catches onto my down mood.
“You saw him,” he says. Stunned, I looked up from my desk. He continues, “I saw him when I was getting out of my car.”
“He’s probably here for Beth.”
“Why does that bug you?” Jake asks.
“Because he’s breaking a promise to me, and it stings.”
He wheels his chair over to me, gets a hold of my hands, and looks me straight into my eyes. “I know it stings, he seemed really important to you.”
“He was,” I confess.
“Try not to let it get to you too much. People come and go from our lives all the time. It’s hurtful and it stings, but baby, you’re moving on, too. Even though Brandon is going out of yours, I came into it. Give change a chance to settle.”
I take a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears and nod. Jake all too quickly lets go of my hands and wheels his chair back to his desk. I look up to see why as Beth and Anita come into the small space.
“He is yummy,” Anita states. I turn back around to my desk and start to unpack my bag. I can feel eyes on me. “You ok, Erin?” Anita asks, the mockery evident in her tone.
“Yep, peachy.” I say, turning my head so to speak over my shoulder.
Beth scoffs, “Yeah, peachy. I take it you saw Brandon in the car park. Sucks to be replaced, doesn’t it.”
Turning my gaze to Beth, and taking in the words that Jake had just said, I respond, “I wouldn’t know. That’s something you’ll have to ask Brandon.”
Her expression falters but quickly recovers, “That’s not what he said.”
I smile at her, “I’m sure he said what he needed to say in order to get you to spread your legs. Though, I imagine that it wouldn’t have been a very long conversation.”
I hear sniggering from Jake, a gasp from Anita, and the look on Beth’s face is priceless. She looks like a deer caught in headlights.
Cole
“What are you doing here?” She sounds angry as she walks up to me, clearly not expecting to see me here.
“I came to apologise and to make sure that you’re alright. I’ve been worried about you, honey. You have no idea what I’ve been through. Erin, please, I have so much explaining to do. Can we talk, later perhaps, just you and me?” She looks at me, and then diverts her eyes to over my shoulders. She doesn’t speak, so I continue, “I figure that with Brandon being an asshole, your conversation about not having anything to do with me is void.”
“Cole,” she whispers, “so much as happened, been said. I don’t know if the damage can be undone.” Tears glisten her eyes, and I can’t help
“Call her.” I pull my phone out of my pocket.
“Her phone’s off.” He can’t stay still. He is really worried, which worries me.
“Have you called anyone else, to see if they have seen her?” I suggest.
He nods, “I’ve called everyone, and you’re my last stop.”
If Erin isn’t with anyone that Brandon could contact, I don’t want to entertain the idea of who she’s with or what she’s doing. “She has work tomorrow. She needs to come home to get her stuff,” I announce.
He shakes his head, “I don’t know.”
Erin
I was worried that since I hadn’t made contact with anyone over the weekend, that I might be bombarded before school. My fears were correct, and they look angry. They just stare at me from the car park. I expected for Brandon to be here, if anyone was going to show up, but I didn’t expect to see Cole here too.
When I was asked to stop all communication with Cole, I thought that Brandon had, too, to some extent. Obviously, he hadn’t, and that pisses me off, but in saying that, maybe Brandon is here to see Beth and Cole is just tagging along to meet her. Either way, I don’t care. I turn away from them and walk into the school.
“Hey,” Jake offers when I enter the office. We are the only ones here. Still keeping our relationship hushed, we take separate cars to work and leave at different times.
“Hey,” I offer. He catches onto my down mood.
“You saw him,” he says. Stunned, I looked up from my desk. He continues, “I saw him when I was getting out of my car.”
“He’s probably here for Beth.”
“Why does that bug you?” Jake asks.
“Because he’s breaking a promise to me, and it stings.”
He wheels his chair over to me, gets a hold of my hands, and looks me straight into my eyes. “I know it stings, he seemed really important to you.”
“He was,” I confess.
“Try not to let it get to you too much. People come and go from our lives all the time. It’s hurtful and it stings, but baby, you’re moving on, too. Even though Brandon is going out of yours, I came into it. Give change a chance to settle.”
I take a deep breath, trying to hold back the tears and nod. Jake all too quickly lets go of my hands and wheels his chair back to his desk. I look up to see why as Beth and Anita come into the small space.
“He is yummy,” Anita states. I turn back around to my desk and start to unpack my bag. I can feel eyes on me. “You ok, Erin?” Anita asks, the mockery evident in her tone.
“Yep, peachy.” I say, turning my head so to speak over my shoulder.
Beth scoffs, “Yeah, peachy. I take it you saw Brandon in the car park. Sucks to be replaced, doesn’t it.”
Turning my gaze to Beth, and taking in the words that Jake had just said, I respond, “I wouldn’t know. That’s something you’ll have to ask Brandon.”
Her expression falters but quickly recovers, “That’s not what he said.”
I smile at her, “I’m sure he said what he needed to say in order to get you to spread your legs. Though, I imagine that it wouldn’t have been a very long conversation.”
I hear sniggering from Jake, a gasp from Anita, and the look on Beth’s face is priceless. She looks like a deer caught in headlights.
Cole
“What are you doing here?” She sounds angry as she walks up to me, clearly not expecting to see me here.
“I came to apologise and to make sure that you’re alright. I’ve been worried about you, honey. You have no idea what I’ve been through. Erin, please, I have so much explaining to do. Can we talk, later perhaps, just you and me?” She looks at me, and then diverts her eyes to over my shoulders. She doesn’t speak, so I continue, “I figure that with Brandon being an asshole, your conversation about not having anything to do with me is void.”
“Cole,” she whispers, “so much as happened, been said. I don’t know if the damage can be undone.” Tears glisten her eyes, and I can’t help
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