Breakdown (Crash into Me) by Lance Amanda

Author:Lance, Amanda [Lance, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

My thoughts were frantic, ranging from self-destructive to creative as I broke away from him and wandered away for myself. It was as though by acknowledging it I had jinxed myself, and The Rush was already starting to fade, pulsing away just as rapidly as it had hit me. Would I really have to wait another week to feel it? What would I do with myself until then? How was I supposed to pretend I was living for anything else?

I took my headband off and shook my hair loose, trying to ignore William calling out after me, or the smell of smoke and booze that came with the breeze. I ignored them all but the smoke smell, the stink from the barrel fire inspiring a new idea in me that was just as stupid as it was desperate.

Without saying excuse me, I pushed my way through the small crowd, stopping only when I was standing close enough to the fire barrel to feel the heat radiating from the flames. And while my skin crawled, heart pounded with the impending pain, The Rush was too irresistible to ignore.

When I stuck my hand into the fire my front teeth slammed down on my tongue to keep me from screaming, making me taste of gush of blood while my hand roared with pain. Biting on my tongue couldn’t keep me quiet forever though, and just when I was opened my mouth to scream, William was pulling me away, making no attempt to be gentle when he dragged my arm, and the rest of me, away from the barrel fire. This, of course, incited more looks from the people around us than my actual attempt at self-destructiveness did.

“What in the hell are you doing?” he yelled. “Are you out of your skull?”

“Obviously,” I seethed. “You knew that when you met me.”

I laughed lightly through the pain, the hurt of it so powerful that I couldn’t even enjoy William taking my hand in his.

“You need to get this looked at.” Glancing at it only briefly, he took my other wrist and half dragged me. The direction told me we were heading back for the car, but I didn’t at all like where the conversation was heading. “I’m taking you to the ER.”

“No” I literally dug my heels into the ground. If I was going to be an immature kid, I may as well have gone all in with it. I pulled hard enough until he let me go. “I can’t. I won’t!”

“Just look at your hand, Jumper!” You easily got a second degree there! You gotta get that checked out by a doctor.”

“Not a chance. If I go to the hospital, the insurance might notify my mom and dad. I don’t even know if I have the card on me—”

William shook his head, flabbergasted. “A free-clinic then!”

“No. I’ll have to wait for three hours for basic first-aid. I can save myself the wait and take care of it at home.”

“You live over an hour away.

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