Deathly Desires by Chris Bedell

Author:Chris Bedell [Bedell, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Deep Hearts YA

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“Did you hear me?” Laci screamed, pulling me out of my digression. “You can never mention your theory again.”

Footsteps echoed through the air before a lighter clicked.

Mr. Shaw stood a few feet in front of us while he held a filtered cigarette between his right index and middle fingers. He took a drag before blowing a plume of smoke out of his mouth.

“What’s going on?” he asked.

“Nothing,” Laci said. “Cody just mentioned the last election, and I told him to change the subject because I’m sick of politics.

Mr. Shaw took a longer drag on his cigarette this time, and an even bigger cloud of smoke fell from his mouth. “That’s a shame. Children should learn their place in the world.”

“It was an honest mistake, right?” Laci asked.

“Yes.” I rose. “But I should go. I’ve gotta go do the grocery shopping I’ve been putting off.”

Laci feigned a brief grin. “I really am sorry about your dad’s coma. I’ll pray for him.”

“Me too.” He blew the next batch of smoke in my face. Or maybe it was a coincidence I walked by him while he exhaled cigarette smoke.

Whatever. The important thing was I just opened my car door and started my engine. Because I might not have known what the marks on Mason’s back were that August, but I had a good idea of how they got there. Especially if Mason’s father smoked.

I needed to make sure not to run over anyone while pulling out of the driveway, though. Even if the thought of Mr. Shaw pressing his lit cigarette against Mason’s back over and over again made me scream. Nothing would excuse Mason’s past sins, but I now had an explanation for why Mason was the way he was. Like how he never had the proper home structure with getting the unconditional love and support every child deserved, proving some monsters were made, not born.

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