Chapter 23
Mary
“So, how are you feeling?” Elizabeth asks me.
“Umm. I’m all right.” I fidget with the water bottle she sets down and nervously take a small sip.
“Well, that’s good. I’m glad you were able to stop by.”
“Thanks for inviting me.”
We sit on the front porch looking at the empty street. It’s been a couple of months since the incident with Kelsey. Things with me have been going surprisingly great. I just finished my class and have a few months until I start again. Brandon and I are perfect. He’s simply amazing, just perfect in every way. There’s not a thing I would change about my life right now. It’s been a bumpy ride, but everything has worked out, and I’m so unbelievably grateful for that.
Betty and I talked the other day. It’d been way too long since we spoke to each ot
