Chapter 33

*** Phil *** 

It was past 4 PM, and Phil had little to do. He decided to take another short break outside the supermarket. His cozy motel room was only three minutes' drive from here. Maybe he should walk there, he thought.  

He had to leave the motel earlier than he wanted because of work, so he hadn't seen Solana all afternoon. She was the reason he was staying there for the next twelve hours. 

Another 40 minute-break was what he needed, Phil told himself. It was enough time to chat her up and continue to deepen their acquaintance. 

As he drove out of Ever-Good for the second time that day, he tried to come up with an excuse in his head to go knocking on her office door. When he couldn't come up with one, he decided he didn't need it. 

"There's nothing unusual about stopping to say hi to a former employee who now worked in the motel where I happen to be staying this afternoon." He nodded to himself in agreement.