Dark Friends by Mark Butler

Author:Mark Butler [Butler, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Mark Butler
Published: 2012-07-20T04:30:00+00:00

“So she can speed-read? I've always wanted to learn how that's done.” Steve said, not looking up from his newspaper.

“She must have taught herself. Steve, what do you think so far?” Catina asked for the tenth time. She finally sat on Steve's lap, blocking the paper. “What do you think of her? Of our decision?”

“I don't know...” he started. He had been avoiding this conversation for over a week. In truth, he regretted choosing such an older girl. For the money they had spent, they would only have her for a few short years. She was curt and shy. She may have been very bright, but Steve didn't need a genius child. He just wanted a young person who he could pass something on to.

“I don't know how I feel about her, because I guess I never really thought about what I would be passing on.”

“We're not necessarily passing anything on. We're just changing a kid's life for the better.”

“Amelia gives me the creeps.” Steve blurted out.

“I'll admit, she's a little weird.” Catina conceded. They had had this conversation several times already. It always ended with neither one of them being able to clearly express their feelings about Amelia. She gave them unusual vibes. She wasn't hostile, but she was intensely private. She wasn't outright rude, but she was terse to a fault. In short, she was a mysterious, confusing girl.

“Maybe we're not as abnormal as we imagined. Maybe all parents of teenage girls feel this same frustration.” Catina said.

“I don't feel like a parent. She doesn't need anything from us! What can we offer her?”

“We've already given her everything she needs. We don't need to do anything but sit back and watch her bloom.”

“I didn't sign up for this to sit in the audience.”

“Me neither, but what can we do?”

They lapsed into a pensive silence, their eyes glazing over. After a few minutes, Amelia walked walked through the front door, smiling broadly.

“I made some friends.” She announced without preamble.

Steve and Catina glanced at each other, unsure of what to say.

“That's great, where did you meet them? Steven asked.

“The park. Their names are Lisa, Jennie, Nelson and Elbert.”

“Great.” Catina said, “Do you want to invite them over here sometime?”

“No.” With that, Amelia swept up to her room.

“Well, that was unexpected.”

“Agreed” Steve said.

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