Crossings: A Sovereign Guardians Novel by Susan Collins

Author:Susan Collins [Collins, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2015-09-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

After my strange morning and then my argument with Keller, I could hardly think, much less study. There was also all the worry I had about the night I couldn't remember and who had brought me home. I needed to get out of the house, but I didn't want to drive anywhere because that involved using gas in the truck, which involved using Gran's money, and I didn't want to cost her any more than I already did.

That left me with one option for getting out of the house - going for a walk in the woods.

It took me very little time to take a quick shower and then redo my hair into a long braid down the center of my back. I slipped on a pair of jean shorts and a blue, cotton shirt.

Still full of nervous energy, I practically ran down the stairs. The weather outside was warm so I didn't need a jacket, but I did need some bug spray before heading out into the woods. In a cabinet inside the laundry room I found some wipes which claimed to keep away all pests. I checked the box to see if a picture of Keller was printed on the side.

No such luck.

Thinking mean and vicious thoughts about my visitor, I rubbed the offending smelling lotion around my ankles and wrists, wishing I could rub the constant smirk off Keller's face just as easily. My blue Keds were sitting in the entry hall, and I slipped them on before heading out the back door towards the woods.

The forest around Fairvue had several different paths. At one point they'd been logging roads, but when they were no longer used in that capacity, the roads became trails for riding four wheelers or for simply exploring. I decided to take a path off to the right of the house. It was a different trail than the one I took as my shortcut over to the school. With any luck this one would take me away from all people and any signs of civilization.

I felt a restless need to lose myself in the woods. Not literally, of course, but I did want to escape. Maybe I was simply stalling so I wouldn't have to study. It was just that whenever Keller was around, I came away feeling completely confused. I always felt like he was hiding some secret from me. Like that little smirk on his face wasn't because he thought he was so funny but because he knew something I didn't.

It drove me insane.

He drove me insane.

The afternoon we had kissed was never far from my thoughts, but even the way he handled the days after that was different than I imagined anyone else would have. It was like we agreed to never mention it, and that alone would make it like it never happened. It was unsettling how much he could make me feel with a look, a smile, or even a small touch. He constantly confused me. Just

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