![]() I have to bite my lip to keep from crying out. Like I said, it’s complicated and I won’t bore you right now with the details. “He’s probably not fully to blame, and my mother has a huge part of it. ![]() “It’s some crazy complicated political shit and my father put me into it.” He takes a deep breath. I’m not ready to let him know I’m in here, though he probably does. It never was.”Ī cramp threatens to come into my legs, but I daren’t move just in case he hears me. “I know you’re in there, and you can hear me. “Liz.” His tone is simultaneously conciliatory and desperate. The last person in the world I want to see. When I don’t answer, a thumping starts up on the door, as if the person on the other side is trying to batter it down. Deanna has gone to art class, so there is no one to answer the door when the doorbell suddenly rings. I don’t know how long I must have lain on my bed, disheveled and miserable. ![]() ![]() If I weren’t in such a cash-challenged state, I’d hurl it against the wall. In a fit of anger, I grab it and depress the OFF button on the side. And then it starts up again – that stupid ringtone I have chosen. But he obviously doesn’t care enough about me to tell me he was getting engaged. Listlessly, I glance at the flashing name.Īt least he cares enough to call, my inner conscience tells me. How can two people fall in love in three brief meetings? It’s impossible. ![]()
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