I was driving straight to the hospital. I didn’t care that it was late. Aunt Lu was having her procedure and I was going back to Atlanta. I was going back to being Elle and to where nobody cared that my last name was Eaton. And most importantly, I was getting away from Brady Jackson. As I walked outside, I realized my car was at the dang bank. Darn that Brady Jackson! I went back into the house, got some comfortable shoes on, and threw on one of my old jackets. The bank was a couple of miles from my house. I would just walk there and get it. I needed to cool off anyway, and I didn’t have anyone to call in this town except Doris, and I didn’t want to bother her. I had cut off all ties to everyone here except my Aunt Lu. In hindsight, maybe that wasn’t the best way to go. The more I walked, the more ticked I got. How could he accuse me of cheating on him? I could guess who told him I was, but how could he believe her? I knew I shouldn’t care, we were talking about high school. It was a long time ago, but my aunt was right, I’d never gotten over him.
