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Renee
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It’s been a solid week since Mr. Nelwin had given his assignment and she still hasn’t gotten up the nerve to go into the auto shop. It wasn’t like she couldn’t. Jason wasn’t groping her for her past as he had. He kept his distance, aside from the occasional side step, offering food here and there.
She could have gone in but a wave of shyness seemed to attack her at every advancement. Blessedly, Jason didn’t tease her for it.
Renee frowned at her recent memory, trying to overcome breaching the threshold. It almost felt like a place she could not go, as if it was purposely keeping her out.
This time, she stood in front of the grungy doorway, inspecting the oil-tarnished entrance well after dark. It became her only focus. With nowhere else to go and her heart set
