Chapter 68

I smiled. “I know you mean well, Buzz. I’m okay, promise.”

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After I clocked out a little after one-thirty, I grabbed my backpack and made my way through the store and out into the busy parking lot. It was a warm, early spring day, so I decided to walk home instead of taking the bus.

As I passed some of the tables outside the store, I heard someone call my name.

“Georgie!” a male voice said, stopping me in my tracks.

I turned and saw Ry Archibald waving at me from where he sat underneath an umbrella next to the store, having what I assumed was his lunch.

Surprised, I slowly made my way to where he sat and stood at his table. “Something I can help you with, sir?”

Ry’s brown eyes studied me before he said, “You don’t remember me, do you?”

My brow furrowed. “You seem vaguely familiar, but I can’t place you. Sorry.”

He gestured to the seat across from him. “Can you sit for a minute, or are you in a hurry?”