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Chapter 11. Second Meeting
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2024-08-08 07:29:24Becky's POV
I couldn’t sleep that night. I wondered how long the person had been there or if anyone had been there at all.
Was it my imagination?
By six am, I was dressed. I went outside to see if I could find any sign of who could have been watching me, but I didn’t find anything.
I saw the woman Phillip had been with come out. I hid behind the tree and watched her walk through the gate. My heart squeezed remembering she had spent the night with Phillip.
"Remember you said you had forgotten about Phillip," I told myself.
I went back in and made coffee, then sat by the window sipping it slowly while waiting for Phillip to leave. I didn’t want to risk running into him.
He came out at exactly 8:00am. My heart beat quickened despite my resolve. I watched him head for the garage and minutes later he drove away.
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