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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run
Chapter 84 Favored
Louise reached for her ringing and vibrating cell phone. She looked at the caller ID and groaned.
"Can you please take my shift?"
It was her best friend Casey.
"Your shift starts in less than thirty minutes," Louise said.
"I know. I had to help my mom take my little brother to the hospital. He had a bad asthma attack. We're still at the hospital. I just need you to cover the first two hours for me and I'll cover the last two hours of your shift. Please."
"I'll do it this last time. You forgot. Your brother is in Santa Barbara with his father. Casey, if you're going to lie, you have to do a better job."
Casey laughed.
"Thanks, Louise. You really are the best. I feel bad. How about this, I'll cover your whole shift."
"If I cover your whole shift."
"Well, yeah. Please. I'll never ask again."
"That's what you said the last time you asked me to cover your shift at the last minute. I'll do it, but Casey, you have to be more responsible. This has to be the last time."
"OK, Louise. Thanks again."
Louise knew that she let her friends walk all over her, but she just hated to say no when one of them asked for a favor.
She dragged herself out of bed, pulled on jeans and a T-shirt. She brushed her teeth, ran a comb through her hair, put on a fast coat of mascara and she was on her way out the door.
"You aren't having breakfast," her mother said.
"I have to cover Casey's shift," Louise said.
"I'd rather you work days anyway," her mother said. "Too much crime at night."
"It's Charming," Louise said with a smile. "There's no real crime."