My chest tightens.
Pulling Jameson’s phone from my pocket, I brush my thumb over the screen.I blink when I see that his background is a picture of me, staring out the window, a small smile on my lips.When did he take it?
I can’t stop thinking about what he said about us being fated to be together.I still think he’s crazy, but that would explain my reaction to him.
Could he be telling the truth?Could we be soulmates?
That thought alone is strange enough to make my throat burn.
I swallow hard and dial Roxie’s number.She answers on the first ring.
“Hey!I was about to call you.I have most of my things together.Do you want me to grab anything from your apartment?I’ll have to wait until your dad is out, but I can try to grab whatever you need.”
“Yeah, my bag is packed.I shoved it in the back of my closet, underneath some blankets.All my important documents and savings are in there.”
“Okay, I’ll grab it before I hit the road.”
“When are you leaving?”I ask her.
“Probably two days.I need to tie up some stuff.Quit my job, get all my things loaded into my car.”
“Okay, good.”
“Your dad came by again.He was really agitated.I think he was drunk too.”
“I wouldn’t be surprised.”
“He asked if I’d heard from you.I told him no.Pretended I was worried because you’d disappeared.I told him I was going to file a missing persons report with the police, and he freaked.He said he already did, which was clearly a lie.”
“They’re looking for me here too,” I admit.
“Seriously?Are you safe?Do they know you’re there?”
“I don’t think so.I heard they’re looking for me where I escaped from the truck.Hopefully, they’ll think I’m long gone by now.”
“But still…”
I can almost see her biting her lip worriedly.“I know.I’m staying put until you get here.”
“How are things there?”
“Weird,” I admit.
“How so?”
“Jameson, the guy I’m staying with, he’s… weird.”
“Weird, how?”
“He’s so intense.Always hovering over me.He took me shopping today… and he told me something.”
“What?”
I hesitate.“He says he’s a bear.”
Dead silence greets that statement.I can picture Roxie’s blank gaze as she tries to figure out what I mean.
“Like… emotionally?Or?—”
