Changing Fate by Michelle Merrill

Author:Michelle Merrill [Merrill, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Michelle Merrill
Published: 2014-05-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

I walk into school the next morning and stop right inside the front door. Across the common area, Giana’s sitting behind a table with a poster taped to the front that says, Sign up for the CF walk.

I stand still and debate whether I should go over or not. This must be her next approach at getting fellow students to care about an uncommon disease. Several kinds walk by, some glance at her poster but most ignore her altogether. Yeah, it’s going really well. She’s definitely preaching to the wrong crowd.

I push back my annoyance and turn my feet in her direction. In the time it takes me to get there, Mo has laughed twice at something Giana said and now has his hand around the back of her chair. I pause. Maybe it’s a bad time to interrupt.

“Hey, Kate.” Giana waves at me and I close the distance.

I tilt my head and try not to stare at Mo’s hand on her shoulder. Even though the CF awareness campaign may not be going well, their relationship must be on the right path. “Hey, Giana.” Yes, I emphasize her name. It’s the only way to secretly tell her that I want to know what’s going on.

She leans forward, grabs a full-sheet flyer, and hands it to me. “What do you think?”

I scan the info—which lists the basic CF symptoms and walk info at the bottom. “You do realize this is in four months, right?”

She beams and Mo’s hand moves forward to tickle her back. My eyebrows shoot up, but she ignores them. “It’s never too early to let people know about ways to help a good cause.”

I put the paper on top of the stack. “How long are you going to stay out here? Doesn’t class start soon?”

She turns to Mo and he checks his cell phone. “Ten minutes,” he says.

“I’ll wait a couple more minutes and pack up right before class.”

I have to think of something to distract me from Mo’s sudden interest in Giana. Otherwise, I’m going to ask for more details with him sitting right there. “How’s your niece?”

Giana’s smile droops a little, but not completely. I can tell she’s trying to stay happy about the whole thing. “Good, I guess.”

Dang. Mo’s got his fingers in Giana’s hair.

A cough tickles the back of my throat and makes my eyes water. When it comes out, I struggle to get a good breath. Giana stands up and puts a hand on my back. “Maybe you should get a drink.”

I manage to say, “Come with me.”

“Okay.” She tells Mo she’ll be right back. Not that he needs to worry, the drinking fountain is only twenty feet away.

The second I stop drinking, I ask, “Since when did you two become a thing?”

Giana turns her head. “Sorry, too close to my bad ear. I didn’t hear you.”

I repeat the question.

Her face goes red. “We’re not really a thing.”

I give her a funny look and shake my head. “Yes, you are.”

She giggles. “So, maybe he does like me a little.

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