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Ignoring it, Cassie harrumphs and turns to go back inside.
“Wait,” I stop her. “It’s fine. We can leave.”
She looks hesitant. “Is that fair, though? The others are still working.”
“They’re about to wrap up. You’ve done enough.” I remove my gloves and reach for hers.
Nodding, she hands me the gloves, and we walk into the building to let everyone know we’re leaving.
We wash our hands before heading to the car.
“Thanks for your help,” I tell her while backing out of the parking lot.
“Sure. Do you volunteer often?”
“Mostly during summer. I like this group. A friend from school told me about them.”
“Well, it’s a great use of your time. Who would have thought.”
I scoff. “Who would have thought a privileged rich kid volunteered?”
“No…that’s…” Her head collapses back against the seat with a depleted groan. “Come on, Reid. Every time you start to ease up, you remind yourself you’re mad at me. It doesn’t even make sense at this point.” She flushes out a pained sigh. “You were right, okay. My dad did lie. But how is it fair for you to stay pissed when you didn’t reach out either?”
That’s true. Yet, I can’t seem to let it go.
Maybe I’m mad at us both for not trying harder.
“Whatever. What do you want to eat?”
She clicks her tongue, saying after a moment, “A breakfast sandwich and coffee from DD, please.”
“Fine.”
“Reid, don’t you want to be friends again? Don’t you miss me?”
I swallow hard, feeling a rush in my body from the gentleness in her voice.
Afraid I’ll cave, I leave the questions hanging between us until reaching Dunkin Donuts, and we drive home in silence afterward.
