guilt.
“Speaking of
making time, you girls had better get dressed. You’re supposed to be at
Grady’s in thirty minutes,” Mama reminded us. With that, Daisy and I both
quickly got up and went upstairs, each of us kissing Mama and Daddy on the way
out of the kitchen. Once I was in my old room, I unzipped my suitcase to try
and find an outfit that I could wear. I was meeting Luke that afternoon, and I
didn’t know if I would be back home in enough time to change, so I had to wear
something cute that wouldn’t raise any suspicion from Violet. After looking at
everything I packed ten times, I decided on my favorite pair of jeans (they
made my butt look good), my brown leather pointed toe boots, and a cream cashmere
sweater that hung off one shoulder with a burgundy lace camisole underneath. I
quickly tucked my hair behind one ear and pulled it into a side ponytail. I
looked in the mirror. I was getting pretty good at throwing a cute outfit
together in a few minutes. I grabbed my bag and was heading out my bedroom
door, when I remembered suddenly that Luke was supposed to call me this
morning. I searched through my bag and found my cell phone, where I unread
text messages. I scrolled through them quickly, and saw several from Tara, and
two from Alejandro. None from Luke yet. As I read through Tara’s messages, I
rolled my eyes and sighed. They started off innocent enough, with her asking
how my flight went and if I made it home safely. The more recent ones were
angrier, with my favorite reading, “If you don’t text me back soon, I will
fly there and murder you in your sleep.” Alejandro’s messages were
definitely nicer, but they sounded like Tara had harassed him into texting me
as well. I decided to send one text message to both of them, letting them know
that I was okay and at the moment, on my way out to meet my sister. I quickly
typed,
“I made it home okay, calm down. I’m having breakfast
with my sisters this morning-on my way out the door right now. I’ll text when
I can, but I’m gonna be busy with the wedding, so don’t panic if I don’t get
back to you asap (Tara). Love you all, and I’ll talk to you soon!”
I hit send, and then
decided to check my phone to see if Luke had maybe called and I missed it. He
hadn’t yet. I felt a bit disappointed, but shook it off and tossed my phone
back into my bag as I walked downstairs.
Daisy was
already downstairs wearing her coat, and handed me mine. “You ready to go?”
she asked me.
“Yeah, let’s
do this,” I replied. We called our goodbyes to Mama and Daddy. Just then, I
heard my phone ping. I had a new text message. I sighed, reaching back into
my bag, expecting to have yet another crappy message from Tara. I looked at my
phone, and smiled brightly. It was from Luke. It read, “Too early to call
yet?”
“Who’s that
from?” Daisy asked playfully, as we walked out the door. Yeah, like she didn’t
know.
“It’s from
Luke, obviously,” I answered.
“Well, it must
be good if you are smiling like that,” she said.
“Oh, Daisy,
it’s nothing. I told you he was supposed to call me this morning. He was just
wondering if I was up yet.”
“Hmm, eager,
isn’t he?” she said, her mouth curling into a smile on one side. I ignored
that comment. I am sure that he wasn’t eager, just keeping his word. “So, are
you going to text back?”
I put my
finger up as if to quiet her, and dialed his number. I didn’t want to text
him. As silly as it sounded, I already wanted to hear his voice. I saw Daisy
smile widely as we both got into her car. After two rings, he answered the
phone. “I guess not.”
If it were
possible, my
“Speaking of
making time, you girls had better get dressed. You’re supposed to be at
Grady’s in thirty minutes,” Mama reminded us. With that, Daisy and I both
quickly got up and went upstairs, each of us kissing Mama and Daddy on the way
out of the kitchen. Once I was in my old room, I unzipped my suitcase to try
and find an outfit that I could wear. I was meeting Luke that afternoon, and I
didn’t know if I would be back home in enough time to change, so I had to wear
something cute that wouldn’t raise any suspicion from Violet. After looking at
everything I packed ten times, I decided on my favorite pair of jeans (they
made my butt look good), my brown leather pointed toe boots, and a cream cashmere
sweater that hung off one shoulder with a burgundy lace camisole underneath. I
quickly tucked my hair behind one ear and pulled it into a side ponytail. I
looked in the mirror. I was getting pretty good at throwing a cute outfit
together in a few minutes. I grabbed my bag and was heading out my bedroom
door, when I remembered suddenly that Luke was supposed to call me this
morning. I searched through my bag and found my cell phone, where I unread
text messages. I scrolled through them quickly, and saw several from Tara, and
two from Alejandro. None from Luke yet. As I read through Tara’s messages, I
rolled my eyes and sighed. They started off innocent enough, with her asking
how my flight went and if I made it home safely. The more recent ones were
angrier, with my favorite reading, “If you don’t text me back soon, I will
fly there and murder you in your sleep.” Alejandro’s messages were
definitely nicer, but they sounded like Tara had harassed him into texting me
as well. I decided to send one text message to both of them, letting them know
that I was okay and at the moment, on my way out to meet my sister. I quickly
typed,
“I made it home okay, calm down. I’m having breakfast
with my sisters this morning-on my way out the door right now. I’ll text when
I can, but I’m gonna be busy with the wedding, so don’t panic if I don’t get
back to you asap (Tara). Love you all, and I’ll talk to you soon!”
I hit send, and then
decided to check my phone to see if Luke had maybe called and I missed it. He
hadn’t yet. I felt a bit disappointed, but shook it off and tossed my phone
back into my bag as I walked downstairs.
Daisy was
already downstairs wearing her coat, and handed me mine. “You ready to go?”
she asked me.
“Yeah, let’s
do this,” I replied. We called our goodbyes to Mama and Daddy. Just then, I
heard my phone ping. I had a new text message. I sighed, reaching back into
my bag, expecting to have yet another crappy message from Tara. I looked at my
phone, and smiled brightly. It was from Luke. It read, “Too early to call
yet?”
“Who’s that
from?” Daisy asked playfully, as we walked out the door. Yeah, like she didn’t
know.
“It’s from
Luke, obviously,” I answered.
“Well, it must
be good if you are smiling like that,” she said.
“Oh, Daisy,
it’s nothing. I told you he was supposed to call me this morning. He was just
wondering if I was up yet.”
“Hmm, eager,
isn’t he?” she said, her mouth curling into a smile on one side. I ignored
that comment. I am sure that he wasn’t eager, just keeping his word. “So, are
you going to text back?”
I put my
finger up as if to quiet her, and dialed his number. I didn’t want to text
him. As silly as it sounded, I already wanted to hear his voice. I saw Daisy
smile widely as we both got into her car. After two rings, he answered the
phone. “I guess not.”
If it were
possible, my
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