April Fools by Cusick Richie Tankersley

Author:Cusick, Richie Tankersley [Cusick, Richie Tankersley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror Fiction, Traffic accidents
Publisher: New York : Scholoastic
Published: 1990-09-13T05:00:00+00:00

"Adam has a history of . . . well . . . imagining things."

"What does that mean exactly?"

"It means that sometimes he makes things up or . . . thinks things happen that really don't. Fred told me himself a long time ago. That Adam was always in trouble. That Adam always had a chip on his shoulder. That Adam was a compulsive liar. Fred blamed himself — for running out on him when Adam really needed a father."

"It sounds like people have been running out on Adam all his life," Belinda said gloomily.

"I guess he's been hurt a lot. So he acts tough to protect himself. Like . . . I'll hurt you first so you can't ever hurt me . . . something like that."

Belinda sighed and sprawled back against the cushions.

"Anyway," Noel went on, "I guess now he's having this — I don't know — delusion — that somebody else caused this car accident he was in and —"

"Caused . . ."As Belinda tried to speak, every nerve jolted, the room swaying around her. "What ... did you say?"

". . . Adam says someone tried to run him off the road." Noel was speaking, but she heard him distantly, down a long dark tunnel of fear. ". . . has nightmares about it."

Belinda stared, her lips moving soundlessly.

"... don't know where he gets these things in his head — hey, are you okay?"

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