Broken by Marianne Curley

Author:Marianne Curley
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-02-04T05:00:00+00:00

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Ebony

Sophie catches up as Amber and I cut across the seniors’ quadrangle on our way to fifth period Physics. Half of Year Eleven has science next, while most of Year Ten are exiting from their fourth period in the labs.

Sophie is bursting with news. As we enter the Science Block via the middle doors, she says, ‘Ms Paully’s back!’

Amber flicks me a look. ‘Did you know about this?’

I shake my head as I pull my backpack off my shoulder and hold it out in front of her. ‘Can you take this for a sec?’ An uncomfortable feeling has started up inside my ribcage.

It takes Amber like half a second to notice. ‘Are you OK?’

Goose bumps break out over the smooth surface of my arms, while a swirling sense of anxiety settles in my stomach. I shake my head and she makes me sit beside her on the bench opposite our lab.

Sophie sits on my left. ‘Are you feeling sick?’

My right shoulder becomes stiff and I rotate it, wondering why this is happening, when sudden, penetrating pain stabs the joint. Now I know something is going on. I turn to Sophie. ‘Are you sure Ms Paully’s back today?’

‘Yeah, she’s walking with the help of a cane, but apparently she’s well enough to return to her classes.’

‘That’s great news,’ Amber says with a smile that dims the longer she looks at my face. ‘Or is it? Ebony, do you know something? Mr Zavier didn’t mention this when we saw him earlier.’

‘Something is going on, but I haven’t figured it out yet,’ I confide in her, and as my shoulder pain eases we start walking towards our lab door. Sure enough Ms Paully is inside, greeting the boys with big smiles as she waves her cane at them with a cheeky warning that makes them laugh. She looks happy to be back, but I can’t shrug the feeling her return has something to do with Mr Zavier and our trip to Ferndale this afternoon. The back of my neck feels like someone is jabbing me with pins. I pull the girls over to the side before we enter. ‘Have either of you seen Jordan today?’

Amber shakes her head, but Sophie says, ‘Danny saw him last period. He said Jordan looked stressed.’

‘Do you know where he went?’ I ask.

She nods. ‘Yeah, the library.’

Oh, Jordy, why didn’t you come to me?

Amber grips my arm. ‘What’s wrong? What is it?’

‘My Jordan alarm’s gone off.’

‘What did you say?’ Sophie asks, looking worried. But then she gasps, breaking out in one of her most dazzling smiles. She’s clearly jumping to the wrong conclusions. ‘When did it happen? Oh my gosh! I knew it! Just the two of you in that big house together, whoo hoo!’

‘My relationship with Jordan is not like that,’ I clarify emphatically. ‘All I mean is that I know Jordan is in trouble.’

Disappointed, she peers down the corridor. ‘I’ll pull Danny out of class. He’ll want to help.’

I grab her arm before she takes off. ‘You know what, Sophie, I remember where Jordan is now.

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