The New Year came in and I had yet to see his face. We’d be back at school in a few short days, but each day felt like an entire month, so there wasn’t much comfort in that. I was trying to let our brief phone calls a few times a day be enough, but it was hard not seeing him. My heart and my mind were finally at peace.Ĭhapter Fifteen A week had passed since I’d seen AJ. But I could handle it as long as I knew that I’d hear back from him soon. I figured that his father was nearby and he had to hide the phone. Our conversation was cut short when he had to hang up abruptly. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine that he was there with me while we talked on the phone for nearly an hour. Words couldn’t even begin to describe how relieved I was. Hearing his voice was like having a cool drink of water after being in the desert for a week. “I was just glad that he didn’t decide to frisk Karl when he came in to see if he had a phone on him.” Took my car keys and changed the security code on the gate so I couldn’t get out at all. “He took my cell phone, and disconnected the house phone.
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