Page 121 of Betting on the Best Friend
The last text was less than ten minutes ago, and I missed a couple of calls too.
Phone died, not me
So alarm died
Where are you?
Overslept in my car
!!!
Heading back but phone will prob die on the way
Heading to opening session
Save you a seat?
Yes
Text when you get here
I like her text, then cut the engine and climb out so I can head back to the hotel. She texts as I exit the parking garage moving at the speed of Ruby, weaving around slower-moving people.
Glad you didn’t run away
My phone dies before I can answer, and I move faster, hoping I can catch her in time to respond in person, but when I walk into the room, Ruby is already gone.
I plug my phone in to charge, then shower and change, and I resent every second it takes me. I know Ruby isn’t going anywhere, but I want to tell her I’m not either. Now or ever.
People tease me about my legendary patience, but I don’t have a shred of it for anything standing in the way of me getting to her. I have never looked forward this much to telling someone I was dead wrong.
I spend a tortuous minute looking for my conference badge, but when I find it, my phone has charged to twenty percent. I text to let her know I’m on the way as I’m literally walking out the door.
She answers when I’m almost to the lobby.
Not missing anything. Housekeeping stuff.
Be there soon
Okay
But
Coffee? ??
I step out of the elevator and size up the line in the lobby’s express café.
Incoming but bit of a line
Seriously, not missing anything
Almost over
Meet at the first class?
Film programming, 370A, 10:00
yes
