Chapter thirty-five

“I’m so sorry for not calling you yesterday,” Sarah apologized immediately after she answered the phone, having recognized Richie’s number before she did, “but when I tried to call you the line was busy.” She continued to explain, hoping like crazy that he wouldn’t be upset because she hadn’t phoned back later.

“It’s alright; I was probably talking to Ava at that time.” Richie answered
“She finally phoned you?”
“She texted me Monday but phoned yesterday, she thought I’d be too busy and waited so we could video chat.” He explained to Sarah.
“Video chat? Can we do that?” Sarah asked interested, she’d love to be able to see him if only for a few minutes on a screen.
“Sure, if you have a computer with Skype on.” Richie said. “I’d love to see you.”
“Me too, I’ll ask Caleb about it.”

Then their conversation turned to the events of their day.

Richie had a few more hours before he had to go on stage and tomorrow would be the same. Friday would be his next day off; maybe they could video chat then, only a few more days until then.

Sarah would be spending her day the same as the last few, getting distracted while looking for a job. All these webpages had advertisements and a lot looked good enough to click on. She’d continue that after talking to Richie.

She had to find something so she could finally go join him in Europe again. He’d been gone a week now and she missed him, yet she wasn’t any further in her search yet. Maybe a video chat would help, she must ask Caleb about later, and he would know far better than her what to do with it.

As long as she could see Richie, she knew that would make her day even brighter than just hearing him on the phone.



As soon as she hung up the phone, Sarah called Caleb, not wanting to risk forgetting what program Richie had said. She needed to see him.



That afternoon Sarah went back online to look for that job she so desperately wanted to have. She needed it, not only the money but to prove her social skills too.




By the end of the afternoon she wasn’t any wiser and still hadn’t found what she was looking for. It just was useless, she’d never find anything. Hopeless. Everything needed a diploma or a bunch of experience, of which she had neither.

Working at the checkout in a super market wasn’t exactly what she wanted to do, she wanted to help people, really help and make a difference in someone’s life.

Maybe Richie was right and she could go back to school, be a nurse. He could be right and she would probably like that a lot.

Getting there on the other hand would be a lot harder but she started searching for colleges in her area anyway. Maybe there was something she could do.




The next day Richie called around the same time.

Sarah had been sitting at the kitchen table with the laptop and paper to write down notes. The phone was also within hand’s reach, which she picked up on the first ring.

“Richie?” She asked excited.
He was a little taken back at her reaction, not sure to read it as panic or good excitement. “Yeah?” He asked, hoping for the best.
“I got it. I got the perfect idea.”
He was more than a little confused. “What did you get?” He asked.
“I’m not getting a job.”

Now she wasn’t making any sense at all. She wanted to stay home because she so desperately wanted a job and now she wasn’t getting one? What happened since yesterday to change her mind into a total different direction? Back to the beginning even.

He knew she wouldn’t do this on purpose, there had to be a reason or something else than a job.

“Sarah, calm down, what are you talking about?” He asked for clarification.
Sarah took a breath, calming down like he said. Of course, she was confusing him, she realized. “You were right; I should go back to school.” She explained what she had actually meant to say.
“But you said you don’t want to go to school that long.” He pointed out, but he wasn’t going to remind her about the money, he had no problem to pay that for her.
“I know but you know all those commercials on tv of those colleges “be a nurse’s aid in six months” so why not, it’s only six month.” She shrugged, she had it all planned out by now.
“That’s a great idea. If that’s what you want to do, you have to go for it.” He answered, understanding her excitement now.
“I think so.” Sarah said honestly, it seemed like a very fitting job. “I got a list of schools I’m visiting this week so how about I come over Sunday?”

He almost moved faster than lightning to turn his phone on speaker and get his schedule, looking at the following weekend, his hopes went back down.

“Sunday isn’t so good. We’re doing the concert and leaving immediately after it.” He said a little disappointed but they would be landing themselves, half an hour before she show and leaving half an hour after. There wouldn’t be any time to pick her up.

“What about Monday?” Sarah asked just when Richie was about to suggest Saturday.
“We’ll be in Spain, which works. So I can buy you a ticket now?”
“Yes.” Sarah said with a huge smile, she’d see her boyfriend in only a few days.

Sunday night Sarah started to figure out how she was getting everywhere. There were about five colleges in the area that she could visit for information. Classes wouldn’t start until September so she had time to pick to which college she liked most and plan everything how she would like it.

More than confident she went on to Monday.