Chasing His Kickass Luna Back novel Chapter 358

Abby

After letting Officer Martinez out the back door, the loneliness and fear begins to set in again. Even though there’s a police car keeping watch, I can’t help but feel on edge. The front of my house is a media frenzy, and I feel like a target in more ways than one.

Finding myself unable to handle the profound loneliness, I decide to call Leah and Chloe. They’ve been spamming our group chat all morning, clearly having seen the horrendous news footage of me.

I dial their numbers on a group FaceTime call, and wait for them to pick up. Moments later, Chloe picks up first.

“Abby!” Chloe exclaims without preamble. “Oh my god, I’ve been so worried. I saw the news. Are you okay?”

Then, before I can answer, Leah picks up. She says almost the exact same thing.

“Oh, thank god, Abby,” she breathes. “Are you alright? I saw the news—”

“Yes, yes, I’m fine,” I say, hoping to ease their worries. “Everything is okay here. I promise.”

“That reporter was out of line, Abby,” Leah says. “She practically assaulted you with that microphone. You could press charges against her. It wasn’t shown in the footage, but it seemed like she wasn’t letting you close the door. That’s trespassing!”

I let out a sigh, the events of the morning replaying in my mind. “Yeah, she had her foot in the door,” I explain, having figured as much that they’d carefully leave that detail out of the shot. “But I’m fine, really. I don’t want to create even more waves over here.”

Chloe shakes her head, her frustration evident. “You shouldn’t have to endure that kind of harassment, Abby. It’s not right.”

“Seriously,” Leah chimes in. “Man, if I was there…”

I can’t help but chuckle. “Okay, okay,” I laugh. “Seriously, it’s fine. The truth will come out soon, I’m sure of it.”