Female Novel
Chapter 888
"Alright then, after you're done with your grocery run, try to get some shut-eye early, will you? And ifanything's up, give me a ring – don't worry about being a bother, got it?"
"Mmhmm."
"Good, I'm off to bed! Just so you know, I've got my ringer on for your calls only, so don't hesitate toreach out if you miss me!"
"Got it! Sleep tight, mama-to-be. You're the one who really needs to take care."
Dorothy, despite her lecture, felt a warm glow in her heart.
To have someone like Karen in her life, a friend who was like a ray of sunshine, was a stroke of luckamid life's mishaps.
Karen and Everett were both beacons of light for her.
After hanging up the phone, Dorothy was almost done with her liquor shopping and making her wayto the checkout line to pay. But when it was her turn, the cashier suddenly said just as she startedplacing bottles on the counter, "I'm sorry, miss, but we've got a limit on beer purchases now – twobottles per person."
"What?" Dorothy's surprise was genuine; after all, there wasn't any prohibition going on in her state.Since when were there limits on beer?
"We just got the notice ourselves that you can only take two," the cashier said apologetically with asmile, "So…"
"Alright then, two it is." Dorothy was puzzled, but rules were rules, and there was no point in givingthe cashier a hard time.
Besides, there was still whiskey, which was as good as any. A bit harsher on the palate, sure, butnothing a splash of juice or soda couldn’t smooth out.
"I'm sorry, miss, but we're not selling any hard liquor today either!"
Dorothy frowned slightly, "Whiskey's limited as well?"
"Not limited – we're not selling it at all."
"What about wine?"
"Wine's off the table today too! Maybe try again tomorrow?"
Dorothy felt like she couldn't catch a break. Even grabbing a drink had turned into an ordeal!
"Just ring up the rest, thanks." Not one to waste words, she paid for her two bottles of beer and abunch of juice drinks and walked out of the supermarket.novelbin
Taking a deep breath, Dorothy scanned the area for any other convenience stores.
The main problem was, what good were two bottles of beer going to do? They certainly weren'tgoing to knock her out!
She was desperately yearning for a long, deep sleep after getting drunk – if she didn't get it soon,she might just drop dead before the verdict was in.
Spotting a tobacco and spirits shop across the street, she hurried over. She hadn’t even reachedthe shop when her phone rang.
Expecting another nudge from Karen to head back to her apartment, she pulled it out to find it wasKevin!
What could he want this late at night?
A heavy feeling sank in Dorothy’s chest.
Could it be something about Everett?
"Hey, Kevin!" she answered immediately.
"Ms. Sanchez, have you turned in for the night?" Kevin's voice was steady and not the rush kind,which eased some of Dorothy's anxiety.
"Not yet. What's up?"
"Umm... it's like this. There's an issue with a project you previously led in the fourth project team.The current director can’t sort it out, and I was hoping we could meet so you could clarify a fewthings for me?"
So it was work-related.
"I can explain, but it's late now. How about tomorrow? Or if it's urgent, email me the details, and I'llsort it out when I get back to my apartment."
"It's urgent! It won't do unless we meet in person."
"Alright then, come pick me up."
Dorothy was skeptical that the handover could have been so problematic, but to avoid delaying theproject, she agreed.