Chapter 12After a long day of waiting and worrying, I slouched at the bar and took a bite of another sad cheeseburger.
Earlier in the day, I talked to my best friend Kat, and she told me to sit tight until the flooding receded. Then I could go to Lita’s and see if Eduardo was there. She agreed with me that it wasn’t like Eduardo to not respond. Even if his phone died and Lita didn’t have power, Eduardo would find a way to let me know he was okay.
Due to the knot in my stomach, I didn’t have much of an appetite, but eating dinner gave me something to do. On my phone, I flipped through pictures of Eduardo and I from our honeymoon so far.
I’ve waited for years and suffered through so many terrible first dates to find the right man. I finally found him, we got married, and here I am on our
