Savage Hunt by Jane knight

Chapter 14

Chapter Fourteen: Mercury is in Retrograde, you know?

I caught my phone before it fell and looked at the screen. Seeing a picture of my mom making a goofy face at the camera flash across the screen. I swiped my thumb over the green button on my phone’s screen, accepting the call.

“Hey, mom.” I said, leaning back against the couch and drawing my lets up onto the couch.

“Hi, Tillie, Scott said you called earlier and he was worried about you.” She said and I tangled my fingers into the fringe of the throw blanket. “He said you sounded, I don’t know… Different.”

“Yeah, Jake and I broke up. It’s just been a really strange day.” I answered, smoothing my fingers through the tassels.

“Oh baby, I’m sorry. I know you liked him. You know it might be because Mercury is in retrograde.” She said and I could hear Scott in the background. “She broke up with her boyfriend.” Mom said to him and I let out a sigh, already knowing how even after the months that Jake and I were together, that how he would feel about the news.

“That’s too bad,” Scott said and I looked up at the glossy white wood paneling that covered the ceiling.

“Scott, be nice.” Mom hissed and I could hear her slap her palm against his chest. “Tillie, are you okay? Do you need us to go to the lake house with you? I can leave the shop for a few days. The girls will be fine on their own without me.”

could tell her the rest of it.

want us coming up? I could come up by myself and bring some wine. We could make it a girls’ trip.” Mom

head, thinking about what the

hunting me. That would be super awkward to explain what was going

you are sure, baby.” Mom said, but I could hear the pout

am. When I get back, I’ll fix dinner for you and

I always teased her about. My mom was not a meat eater and both Scott

you guys.” I said, trying to hold back

We love you so much.” Mom said before ending the

lifting it back up and looking at the screen. Worrying my lower lip with my teeth, I scrolled through

Jason.

Ryan.

Travis

call first? A part of me wanted to reach out to Travis first. His messages had struck something deep inside of me and I could feel a worry building inside of me. At first, I had thought that it was my own. But as the day had gone on, I realized that so many of the

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