A Deep Dark Secret by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Author:Kimberla Lawson Roby [Roby, Kimberla Lawson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
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ISBN: 0061443107
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Published: 2010-10-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

JILLIAN OPENED HER EYES, AWAKING FROM A VERY DEEP SLEEP, and sighed. Last night had been a most eventful evening and one she prayed wouldn’t repeat itself any time soon. Her father had acted like a stoned maniac and had abruptly turned back into the same monster he’d been all along. Things had been so much better over the last few weeks, but now that the evil in him had returned, Jillian wondered what this was going to mean for the two of them.

Then there was Nikki and her unpleasant and seemingly hostile incident, and the question of what had in fact really happened. She’d practically sworn to her story about these so-called girls beating her up, but for some reason, Jillian didn’t believe it. She was almost sure Marcus had something to do with this, but there was no way she could prove it. Nikki had gladly left with him of her own free will, but something had gone terribly wrong. Plus, where had Marcus been when this posse of girls had confronted Nikki? Not to mention Nikki didn’t have any scratches or bruises on her face, so that was even more reason not to believe the story she’d kept repeating.

Jillian left her bed, went over and opened her blinds, and stood there for a few moments, allowing the sun to shine across her face. She then picked up her cordless phone and dialed Nikki.

Miss G answered after the third ring. “Hello?”

“Hi, Miss G. How are you?”

“I’m fine, honey. How are you?”

“I’m good.”

“You wanna speak to Nikki?”

“Yes, thank you.”

Miss G must have been in the same room with her because Nikki got on right away. “Hi.”

“Hey. How are you?”

“I’m fine. Everything is okay.”

“I was so afraid for you.”

“I was, too, but it’s all over now and that’s all that matters.”

“I wish the police could find out who those girls were.”

“I do, too, but there’s no way they can because I didn’t recognize any of them.”

“Then why do you think they did that to you? Because normally when people want to fight, it’s because they have some sort of issue with you.”

“I don’t know. But hey, I have to go now.”

“Okay, but I’ll be over this afternoon sometime.”

“Thanks, Jill.”

Jillian pressed the end button and wondered why Nikki was sticking to such an unbelievable lie. It didn’t make any sense, but maybe she had a good reason for telling it.

Jillian looked up when she heard a knock at her door. “Come in.”

It was her mother. “Good morning, sweetie.”

“Good morning, Mom.”

“You should probably call and check on Nikki. See how she’s doing.”

“I just hung up with her.”

“Well, did she tell you anything different?”

Jillian had filled her mother in when she’d gotten home last night, but her mother had seemed just as puzzled as she was. “No. And we didn’t stay on the phone very long. She seemed like she was in a hurry to get off.”

“Mm, mm, mm. It’s so sad, and I just don’t understand it.”

“Neither do I.”

“I’m just glad

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