All Chapters of The Strange City: Chapter 11 - Chapter 14

It was still gray and cloudy outside, in keeping with Vanessa's mood.Tired and brooding, she sat on her bed, she would have preferred not to get up in the first place, but she knew that she had to sort it out somehow. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that she had reacted completely inappropriately to a harmless and well-meaning gesture. She had been scared, and David had meant nothing more than to reassure her, no more and no less.Of course he had noticed her reaction, understandable that he had let go of her immediately as if bitten by the tarantula. His face had spoken volumes, no wonder after throwing herself into his arms like that."Oh god, I acted like a pubescent teen," she thought, horrified. “What does he think of me now?” She wasgetting angry with herself.How could she be so stupid? How could she have misunderstood the helpfulness of an almost strange man so completely?Maybe it was because she f

"Great Vanessa, now you've screwed it up for good, great achievement," she muttered dryly to herself when her anger was halfway down.She paced back and forth in her room nervously like a tiger in a cage.She was still mad at David for putting her in such a position. If he hadn't just run away, that wouldn't have happened. But it was also clear to her that she had gone decidedly too far with her appearance - no employer would put up with that.She wondered if she should apologize, but she still felt right about Danny, and she was sure that David would not accept an apology but would definitely kick her out, so she could save herself that.Without further ado she decided to get ahead of him and go by herself, that would probably save her another ugly scene and was probably the best for everyone.The money she had earned so far, after deducting all liabilities, would at least be enough for her to get a ticket home.She quickly got dressed and