Blue is for Nightmares by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Author:Laurie Faria Stolarz [Laurie Faria Stolarz]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-04-03T21:00:00+00:00

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I scrub the soiled sheets in the sink, the bubbles of white cloth sending puddles of foamy water over the porcelain rim. I try to calm myself, to concentrate on the lapping of the water and its ability to cleanse. To focus on what's really important--saving Drea. But I can't help feeling sorry for myself. His phone call just made me feel so defenseless.

It's one thing when people think you're a freak because you practice Wicca, but it's a completely different story when you're sixteen years old and wetting the bed.

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The phone rings. My first thought is that it's Drea. Finally Calling from her aunt's. I dive into the heap of covers on my bed to answer it. "Hello? Drea?"

"Not last time I checked," says the male voice on the other end.

Like a reflex, I click the phone off. Why is he doing this to me? Why does he keep calling me? I take a deep breath and wait for the phone to ring again. I know it will. And it does. Only this time I'm more prepared. I pick the receiver up and wait for him to speak.

"Stacey?"

Chad? -Chad?"

"Yeah, it's me. Why did you hang up before?"

"Oh, I thought . .

"What?"

"Nothing."

"What? That I was that wacko who keeps bothering you guys?"

"Oh yeah," I say. "I forgot Amber told you."

"Not just me. Everybody's talking about it."

'Are you serious, everybody?"

"Well, some people."

Note to self: kill Amber. Though maybe it's Veronica who blabbed. It has been a whopping two whole hours since we all said goodbye at the Hangman. A totally doable task for someone with a mouth as big as hers.

"Look," I say, feeling a sudden bout of bitchiness come over me. "Urea isn't here, if that's why you're calling." "What? I can't just call you?"

I jar my mouth, hoping the words will filter down from my brain, but I have no idea what to say, if he's even serious.

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"Where is she?" he asks.

-She's staying at her aunt's house tonight.- And as soon as I let these word-crumbs dribble out my mouth, I want to eat them back up. He doesn't need to know where Drea is tonight. No one does.

"How come?"

"Why are you calling now? It's almost one."

"I know," he says. "It's just that I couldn't sleep and I've been up all night thinking about how I'm going to fail the physics exam tomorrow. I was hoping you'd still be up, pulling one of your notorious all-nighters."

Physics exam?

"I'm up," I say, finally, "because some sicko likes to call girls in the middle of the night and freak them out. I think I'll call Amber and force her to be up with me."

"I could come by," he says. "I mean, since we both can't sleep and all. No sense bothering Amber. Besides, maybe you could quiz me for the test."

I smooth a hand over the back of my hair and stand up to look in the mirror. "Do you think that's a good idea? I mean--

"Well, you did say Drea wasn't coming home tonight, right?"

"Yeah?"

'And you're getting all these prank calls.

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