Come to Me Alive: A Contemporary Christian Romance Novel by Leah Atwood
Author:Leah Atwood [Atwood, Leah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Falling Leaf Press
Published: 2014-10-07T04:00:00+00:00
Chapter 15
On Sunday morning, Sophie was getting ready for church when her phone rang. She ignored it and continued brushing her hair. Twice more, it rang. Giving in, she answered the fourth call after finishing with her hair.
âWhy didnât you tell me you were dating melt-your-heart-with-his-eyes star Bryce Landry?â Kate demanded without a greeting.
âWhat? What are you talking about?â How did Kate find out? If Kate knew, who else did?
âMia posted it all over Facebook.â
âYouâre friends with Mia on Facebook?â
âYes and if you were on it, youâd have seen. This is huge. I canât believe you didnât tell me.â
âOh no,â Sophie muttered. Oh no, oh no, oh no. Since she didnât use social media, sheâd never thought to warn Mia. She should have thought ahead. âKate, Iâll call you later and tell you everything, but I have to call my parents.â
âYou better.â
As soon as she disconnected from Kate, she called her parents. âPlease answer,â she begged to the phone. No answer. She took a deep breath. She was panicking for no reason. How many people could Mia be friends with? Trying Mia directly, she left a message when the voicemail greeting beeped. âMia, itâs your sister. If you get this, please take down everything youâve posted about Bryce. This wasnât supposed to leave our family. Please call me back. Love you.â
After several minutes, sheâd calmed down, convinced Miaâs breach wasnât all that serious. So a few people, most of whom she didnât know, would find out. Everything was fine. Yet, when her doorbell rang shortly after nine, she jumped. Cautiously, she approached the door. Relief washed over her when she saw Bryce. She opened the door for him.
His grim face made her stomach churn. âIâm so sorry, Sophie.â
âWhat about?â she asked, the sick feeling growing roots and sprouting.
âReady or not, weâve been made public.â
She pulled him inside. âMia?â
âYes. I didnât think. I should have known.â
âItâs my fault. Sheâs my sister.â
âCaroline called me first thing this morning.â
His words struck her with the full force of hurricane strength gales. Word had spread beyond Miaâs online world. âHow bad is it?â
âWeâre trending.â
âTrending?â
âWeâre the most talked about thing on all the major social media outlets right now.â
âOh no.â She went weak, her legs like jelly.
Slipping an arm around her, Bryce led her to the sofa where they sat. âAre you okay?â
âI donât know. My mind is reeling. How did it spread so fast?â
âThe nature of the beast. One person posts something with a tag and it spreads like wildfire.â He kept his arm around her, giving her the steadying peace she needed.
âWhat now?â
âThe press is already hounding for information. We can have Caroline release an official statement or remain low-key and ride it out, see if the hype dies.â
Hope shot through her. âDo you think it will?â
âHard to say. Depends on what else is going on in the world of entertainment.â
Hunching over, she buried her head in her hands. âWhat do you think we should do?â she mumbled.
âRight now, itâs conjecture and rumor as far as they know.
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