CHAPTER 3
“I’m telling you, girl,” Jessi exclaimed as she sped with Ruby toward Wenatchee, “we totally need to get you out more. This is the first time you’ve left that farm in what, like a month?”
Ruby rubbed her throbbing temples.
“Headache again?”
Ruby shrugged, downplaying her discomfort. “Just a little one. It’s not too bad.”
“How many headaches did you get when you were still working at County?”
Ruby didn’t answer.
“So I heard from Mace yesterday.” Jessi glanced at Ruby out of the corner of her eye. Ruby wished she’d keep her focus on the road.
Jessi drummed a little beat on her steering wheel. “Sounds like he’s got a pretty light semester, which is perfect for him. I honestly have no idea how he’s made it this far already.”
Some people might not find it all that much of an
