The Love Theorem by Camilla Isley EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Camilla Isley
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- Genre: Humor & Satire
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I hear footsteps outside the door and wonder if the clandestine occupation
of a hotel broom closet is a crime punishable by law. Even if it were, no
jury would have the heart to convict me after the morning I’ve had.
Mitigating circumstances—a failed lab experiment, finding out I’m
surrounded by liars, almost being run down by a car in my mad dash to
downtown LA—would make the case for me. What would the police even
charge me with, anyway? Excessive sobbing? Undignified self-pitying?
The footsteps near, and I hold my breath. Whether or not I’m convinced
of my justified presence in this closet, I’d rather not have to explain myself
to a stranger.
But thankfully whoever was out there walks past, none the wiser about
me having taken residence in one of the supply storage rooms of the
Peninsula Beverly Hills.
I unlock my phone to check if something has changed—it hasn’t. The
proof that my life is in shambles is still there, spelled in colored pixels. My
eyes have barely adjusted to the bright light when I lock the screen again,
plunging the tiny room back into darkness.
Emotional and physical distress mingle in the shadows, making it hard
to discern what’s real from what’s imaginary.
The sensation that my brain is about to explode from the million
thoughts swirling inside it? Probably a mental projection.
The burning in my throat? I’d say fifty-fifty. It could be from all the
sobbing or, equally possible, an emotional manifestation.
The sharp edge of the rack behind me boring holes into my shoulder
blades? One hundred percent real. And the only symptom I could fix.
When I can no longer stand the discomfort, I shuffle toward the rear of
the room, opting to lean against the back wall in a less thorny position.
Also, my butt is hurting from sitting so long on the hard floor. I finger the
shelves in the dark, until I come in contact with fluffy towels and stash a
couple underneath me.
That’s also when I realize I’m impossibly hot. The air conditioning of
the hotel doesn’t extend to its closets apparently. I lean away from the rack
and remove the blue lab coat I hadn’t realized I was still wearing. How did I
even keep it on until now? The adrenaline must’ve been cooling me. Ha!
Maybe I should introduce it as a new bio-coolant in my research. Nah,
hormones and rockets don’t mix.
As I sit in near total obscurity, the only light coming from the sliver of
space underneath the door, I contemplate all the wrong life choices that
brought me to this moment.
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