44: Book Three by Jools Sinclair

Author:Jools Sinclair
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Young Adult
Publisher: You Come Too Publishing
Published: 2012-02-12T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

I woke up the next morning with Jesse staring at me, his face close to mine.

“Jesse!” I said, reaching up and throwing my arms around his neck. It was good to see him. More than good.

“Hey, Craigers,” he said, smiling.

I didn’t want to let him go.

“Everything’s different when you’re here,” I whispered.

I sat up and pushed my hair behind my ears, looking at the clock on the nightstand. It was just after seven. I moved my pillow up against the headboard and leaned against it. Jesse walked over to the other side of the bed and sat next to me.

I glanced outside. It looked like another beautiful day. The kind of day where I could close my eyes and almost feel what blue looked like.

“I wish we could go for a walk, but he won’t let me out of the house.”

“That’s new. How come?”

So much had happened since I had last seen him. I filled him in about finding the kayak and my escape attempt across the strait. And about some of the things Nathaniel had said.

“I wanted to ask you something. Something about what he told me.”

“Sure,” Jesse said, pulling me closer. “What did he say?”

“Is it true that his serum brought me back to life?”

Jesse smiled.

“Now why do people always think the dead know everything?”

But I held his stare and saw a flicker of something pass over his eyes. He knew something.

“Because I think you do. At least in this case. Come on, just tell me. I can take it.”

“Okay,” he said in a serious voice. “I’ll tell you what I know. It’s just something that I’ve noticed.”

“What?”

“Well, you kind of glow. You look different to me than anyone else in this world. You’re brighter. Part of it might have to do with how I feel about you. But I think that there’s more to it. That’s why I can find you sometimes.”

“Really?” I said.

“Yep. I don’t know for sure if it’s because of his serum or not. But really, Craigers, does it matter? It’s just good that you’re alive. That’s all that matters.”

It wasn’t the answer I was hoping for, but maybe it was the one I had known deep down all along.

“So he was there at the hospital that night,” I said. “Kate was sure that he was lying because she didn’t see him. She’s usually pretty good at remembering those kinds of things.”

“Kate was only focused on you. And can you blame her? You were dead,” he said. “But I saw him. And I saw him inject you with something.”

I stood up and paced around the room, trying to release some of the pressure that was pushing down on my chest.

“Thanks for telling me,” I said. “I can’t say I’m glad, but it’s better knowing the truth.”

I looked out the window for a while. It was starting to look like I might owe Nathaniel my life. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. I would have to think on it long and hard someday.

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