Chapter 60Emery
“Damn it!”
There wasn’t a parking spot to be had. Emery stopped in the middle of the street in front of the brightly lit house where the New Year’s party was being held and smacked the steering wheel as the ache in her chest grew. Narrowly missing a huge truck’s side-view mirror, she spun her car around in the cul de sac and finally found a small open spot just around the corner.
That stop sign is nowhere near thirty feet away. You’re going to get a ticket.
“f**k it!”
Emery flew out of the car and started running. She skidded on the damp grass as she turned the corner, nearly losing her balance, but she could hear the loud music at the end of the block now and ran towards it.
Lina. Lina, Lina, Lina. I’m coming, my love.
The party was in full swing as Emery pushed ope
