Part 3.
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'Leave your baggage at the crossroads'
Abby was still wrapping the plates up in newspaper. 3 weeks and counting until the 'big move' as her brother had taken to calling it. And the sad fact was, in whatever way it was meant, he wasn't far wrong. It was a big move, and indeed a big step in every possible way. She was leaving the place she'd grown up, the place that nearly killed her, but the place that also saved her. It wasn't Chicago she was leaving, although that as well, it was a place she couldn't really describe. A crossroads I suppose.
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Susan was lying next to Carter, she was talking about something, a patient maybe, Carter wasn't really listening. He was happy he told himself. Susan was fun to be with and entirely uncomplicated. No baggage, Carter thought to himself. He slowly drifted off to sleep, much to Susan's irritation but she didn't wake him, he'd been sweet enough to pretend this long and that was so true with many things.
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Just another two weeks of this shit to go Abby thought, then corrected herself. 'Another two weeks of this shit to go, in this state!'
"Hey Abby, we owe Haleh ten dollars" Chuny groaned.
"Huh?" Abby murmured.
"Ten dollars? The bet? Haven't you heard? Susan and Carter broke up!"
"They did?" Abby cried, a little more high-pitched than she would have liked.
"Yep, and from what I hear it was mutual. Yeah right, since when has a break-up ever been mutual." Chuny finished before reluctantly handing Haleh the ten dollars and both walking into the opposite direction.
"Yeah, right." Abby absently said to herself, slightly embarrassed when Carter bounded into the storeroom where Abby had resigned herself too. Both not noticing the other.
They both looked up and for a second their gazes met, but only for a second. History didn't repeat itself. And this time would be no exception.
"You seem to be spending a lot of time in here recently, who you hiding from?" Carter asked as if it wasn't obvious.
"No one in particular." Abby said smiling, it wasn't an amazingly warm smile, but it wasn't a cold one either. Carter noticed this.
"Listen I'm sorry about what I said the other say Carter and I didn't mean it." She said, a slight moan in her voice.
"Don't worry about it, a couple of months ago I said virtually the same thing" There was nothing funny about that statement but they were both laughing. Neither of them knew why.
They'd come to a crossroads.
To be continued.!!
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