I planned to transfer the money to him as soon as I got the price so that we would be even. But to my surprise, minutes ticked by and there was still no reply from Caleb.
Had things really come to this? He didn’t even want to reply to my message now?
I felt my chest grow stuffy, and my eyes stung a little.
Although a part of me had expected such a result, I still felt very disappointed and sad, as though I had lost something important.
The sun dipped in the horizon and night fell quickly. Neither the moon nor the stars were visible tonight, painting the night sky pitch black.
It was lonely, just like how I felt.
Just as I was about to go to bed, my phone pinged twice.
Both texts were from Caleb.
“We need to talk. Let’s meet at Hills Park the day after tomorrow.” ©
“Come alone. Don’t bring anyone else.”
Debra’s POV:
I had to go there alone?
Caleb’s request made me feel a bit strange. Thinking back, he had never made such a request before. 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘤𝘰𝘮
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
But on second thought, perhaps Caleb just didn’t want Janiya to know about our meeting, so I agreed.
“Okay. See you.”
The following day, Riley finished with the invitations early. As she carefully placed the last invitation on the top of the pile, she sighed in exhaustion.
“Debra, I’m a little tired. Could you be the one to have these invites sent out?” Riley asked me apologetically.
“No problem!”
I agreed without hesitation. Unbeknownst to Riley, I was secretly ecstatic that she asked me to take care of the invitations. After all, this way, I could take note of all the Alphas and Lunas Adam had invited. They were most likely the potential buyers, so it might be useful to keep their names in mind.
However, the most Likely buyer was, of course, Caleb. I needed to pay more attention to him.
After dropping the invitations off at the post office, Riley gave me the rest of the day off.
“You’ve been helping me a Lot these past few days. You deserve the rest.”
“Thank you so much, Riley.”
After thanking her sincerely, I left the house and drove to the mayor’s office.
I hadn’t had the chance to give the scarf Janiya had bought to Sally, so I figured now would be the perfect time to drop it off.
