Chapter 214 Limited Time

• The two hours after Marybeth's unplanned lunch meeting with Estelle seemed to go by slowly. Once or twice, she glanced at the clock at the back of her classroom, wishing the minutes would tick by faster.
• She wasn't looking forward to the camping trip, but after her hellish week, she'd brave mosquitoes and good old country air. So as soon as the final bell rang at 2:00 PM, she grabbed her handbag and laptop, locked her classroom and headed out, stumped to see Austin hadn't arrived yet. He was always on time. So she grabbed her cell phone from her handbag and texted him, checking where he was.
• 'Lost track of time. On my way,' he responded.