Dark Angel by L.J. Smith

Author:L.J. Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter 10

But only if you absolutely swear to me you didn’t do it.”

“Oh, how many times? I’ve been telling you all week I didn’t. I never said a word to her. I swear.”

The first voice, which sounded taut and a little unbalanced, was Tanya’s. The second was Kim the Gymnast’s. Despite her brave words, Kim sounded scared.

(Angel? What’s going on?)

(Trouble.)

“Okay,” Tanya’s voice was saying. “Then this is your chance to prove it by helping me.”

“Tan, look. Look. I’m sorry about you and David breaking up. But maybe it’s not Gillian’s fault—”

“It’s completely her fault. The stuff with Bruce was over. You know that. There was no reason for David to ever find out—until she opened her mouth. And as for how she found out—”

“Not again!” Kim the Gymnast sounded ready to scream. “I didn’t do it.”

“All right. I believe you.” Tanya’s voice was calmer. “So in that case there’s no reason for us to fight. We’ve got to stick together. Hand me that brush, will you?” There was silence for a moment, and Gillian could imagine Tanya brushing her dark hair to a higher gloss, looking in a mirror approvingly.

“So what are you going to do?” Kim’s voice asked.

“Get both of them. In a way, I hate him more. I promised he’d be sorry if he dumped me, and I always keep my promises.”

Squashed between the heavy, swaying clothes on her right and left, Gillian had a wild and almost fatal impulse to giggle.

She knew what was going on. It was just such a . . . a sitcom situation that she had a hard time making herself believe in it. Here she was, listening to two people who were actually plotting against her. She was overhearing their plans to get her. It was . . . absurd. Bad mystery novel stuff.

And it was happening anyway.

She made a feeble attempt to get back to reality, straightening up slightly.

(Angel—people don’t really do these revenge things. Right? They’re just talking. And—I mean, I can’t even believe I’m hearing all this. It’s so . . . so ridiculous . . .)

(You’re overhearing it because I brought you here. You have an invisible friend who can lead you to the right place at the right time. And you’d better believe that people carry out these “revenge things.” Tanya’s never made a plan that she hasn’t carried through.)

(The future executive.) Gillian thought it faintly.

(Future CEO. She’s deadly serious, kid. And she’s smart. She can make things happen.)

Gillian no longer felt like giggling.

When she pressed her ear against the wall again, it was clear she’d missed some of the conversation.

“. . . David first?” Kim the Gymnast was saying.

“Because I know what to do with him. He wants to get into Ohio University, you know? He sent the application in October. It was already going to be a little hard because his grades aren’t great, but he scored really high on the SATs. It was hard, but I’m going to make it . . .” There was a pause and Tanya’s voice seemed to mellow and sweeten.

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