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Maybe I couldn’t do all the things I wanted in o to school, but God, if I had to pick just one, I figured the best history degree I could get was a firsthand experience visiting all the exotic places, seeing the-lost past

I leaned against the sink and grabbed h, because I ain to et over that weird feeling I’d gotten when I’d spoken to her earlier I placedthe outdated kitchen and living roo

“Evelyn? Are you okay?” Darragh’s voice ca a note of worry

Yeah, I couldn’t bla why the hell I called

“Yeah I’ time, I didn't want that darkness that burrowed deep in ain

She exhaled in relief, and I hated that I was so clearly a head case that she’d ju Could she see how I didn’t really have a grasp on my life?

“Good I got worried hearing froain so soon”

“No, everything is fine I guess I was just feeling a little clingy because I’ve been so worried about you for the past couple of days” I exhaled and turned to , because I hadn’t givenout for “So yeah, that’s my excuse to call you, which isn't an excuse at all”

She laughed softly “I’ to cost a fortune”

I took a seat and set ht away to the little piece of la up fro, because yeah, it sure as hell was I’d push that worry away until I got the bill “I don’t care about that, although maybe I should since I finally quit Bosco’s”

There was a beat of silence before she said, “Good That place is a shithole anyway”

“Yeah, it really is a shithole I was sick of the assholes and the sexual harass around the kitchen, unable to sit still