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I tried Ash's phone again the following morning. Still no answer. If I ever needed a sign that he didn't want anything to do with me now, that was it. I wouldn't try any more. My dignity was hanging by a thread and another unanswered phone call might shred it altogether.
I roused myself out of my misery by mid-afternoon. Dad had started his new job that morning so I was left with no one to talk to except my own demons, and they were poor company. I visited some friends and asked them to let me know if they heard of any jobs going. Then I asked my closest friend, Jen, for a loan. I'd never borrowed money off anyone before, but I was desperate.
"Only until Dad's first pay check comes through," I told her.
She gave me more than I needed to get by for two weeks and wouldn't take the exc
