Page 54 of The Meeting
“No!”
Kailynn laughed. “It was hilarious.”
“Karma.” Abi shrugged before laughing.
“Exactly.”
“Have you heard from Jessica?”
Kailynn sighed. “No. She’s been pretty quiet all around. I think she was sleeping with Drew.”
Abi nodded. “I suspected that was the case when all of this began unfolding. I’m sorry.”
“I guess karma came for me.”
Abi gave her a questioning look.
“For ditching you in high school for Jessica. Now Jessica hurt me right back.”
“You’re better off without her in your life.”
“You’re right. I know you are.” Kailynn gave her a grateful smile. They sat in silence for a moment before Kailynn tilted her head to the side. It was as if a moment of clarity slapped her across the face.
Back the trolley right the fuck up.
“I think Jessica was sleeping with Drew at our place.”
“Why do you say that?”
“Every night that I was working late, she would tell me to call her when I was leaving. I always did just because I assumed she wanted to make sure I was getting home okay and not staying up all night. But the last time we spoke, I heard her leaving someone’s place. I asked her about it and who she was getting dirty with, and she deflected. She just said it was someone she met at work.” Kailynn’s eyes widened. “She met Drew at work! She was fucking him in my apartment!”
Abi winced. “That’s gross.”
“What a bitch!”
Kailynn swiped her phone off the coffee table and opened a text message to Jessica. Before she could think about it, she typed out a message and hit send.
Unless you want to explain to me why you were fucking my boyfriend, never speak to me again.
Then she dropped her phone back onto the coffee table. She took a handful of popcorn and shoved it into her mouth.
“Oh, popcorn! What are you watching?” Abi moved to sit on the couch next to Kailynn and they turned on the movie to watch together. With that, the topic changed. And Kailynn was grateful.
When the movie finally ended, Abi stood up and stretched.
“I leave for my craft fair in San Francisco tomorrow morning.”
“Oh, that’s right. I completely spaced it. Do you feel ready?” Kailynn asked.
“Yes, I suppose. Logan is helping me. I think I’ve finally gotten over my fear of people disliking the art. I’m always going to care, but with complete strangers, it’s different, and I don’t anticipate seeing anyone I know.”
Kailynn nodded. “I can understand that. Did you get a lot finished?”
“I have the stockpile from my entire life, basically.” Abi laughed. “I sold a lot of that stuff already, but there are still quite a few I haven’t sold. I think I’m good to go for a while, but I’ve also painted a few new ones. Everything depends on how much the van can carry, and it can only hold so much, so I’ll be leaving a decent amount behind.”
Abi pulled out her phone and scrolled through her pictures, showing some of her newer art to Kailynn. Now that Abi had moved her studio over to Logan’s place, Kailynn didn’t have the privilege of seeing Abi’s art in person anymore.
“Wow! These are incredible!”
