KAYLEE
Please don’t start. Please don’t start. Please-
“Are you sure I can’t help you carry these home?”
Arg! I fought the urge to let the sound out of my throat, but it was close. I closed my eyes for a second, knowing he couldn’t see me with my cap pulled low on my face and my head tilted down.
I didn’t want him to see the exasperation I knew had to be clear as day in my eyes. The fake colorMatic prescription glasses I wore would have helped shield my emotions had it been brighter in the store. Unfortunately, it wasn’t so Mr. Cornellius had a clear view of my eyes as soon as I looked up.
“Mary?” he called when I took a little too long to lift my gaze and meet his. It was the fake name I’d picked the moment I settled in this little town along the highway. Actually, I thought calli
