Chapter Nine
Mia
“What do you mean, you have no job?” Mum is staring at me like she really doesn’t understand what I just said.
“I walked out of the bookstore when I went to the coast. I didn’t actually have days off to spend on a holiday.” This was not a conversation I wanted to have, but I’ve not been able to find a job over the weekend, so I’m going to have to come clean now.
“Why? I thought you liked working at the store?”
“It was okay. But I wasn’t going anywhere. I wasn’t going to get any promotions. And then stuff with Noah happened, I just had enough.”
“So you fled.” Dad sounds disappointed, and I can’t really blame him. Because I always flee, I always do this, run away from things. “Do you at least have enough money saved up to live off for the coming months? For a deposit o
