#Chapter9

Stubbornness at its best

Carrington

I considered what Mason and the others said and stayed away from Gloria, but it didn’t mean I didn’t check on her. I worried about her, and my heart ached for her. I longed to be with her, and my family didn’t understand that.

A month passed, and I figured whatever feelings I had would dissolve, but they didn’t. It wasn't right to disappear from someone like Gloria without an explanation. I visited her one night at closing time.

I tapped on the window. Gloria saw me, strode to the door, and unlocked it. I entered, and she locked the door again.

“Carri.”

“Hi,...