Defending Taylor by Miranda Kenneally

Author:Miranda Kenneally
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781492630081
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 2016-07-04T23:00:00+00:00

Superglue

School passes by in a blur.

More kids ask me for pills. More kids make fun of me. More teachers give me suspicious looks.

But Alyson the goalie stops by my locker before lunch to see if I’m okay. “I’m sorry about Coach. My parents are upset you weren’t allowed to practice yesterday. They’re going to call Dr. Salter about it. I don’t want to play without you.”

I give her a small smile. “Thank you. I like playing with you too.”

She points over her shoulder with her thumb. “You coming to lunch?”

“I think I’ll hit the library. I’m not in the mood to deal with Nicole.”

Alyson grins at that. “I don’t blame you.”

In class that afternoon, I can’t focus, because I keep thinking about how much I’ve hurt my family. Jenna and Oliver aren’t perfect. I mean, Jenna cheated on Jack Goodwin, and one time, Oliver drank so much he puked out the window all over Mom’s rosebushes. But neither one has ever done anything this bad. Why can’t I get what happened off my mind? Why do bad memories stick like superglue?

In the past, I’ve seen news stories where people have gotten themselves into crazy predicaments because they didn’t tell the truth up front, and as a viewer, I always wondered why they let their story, their situation, get out of control. I get it now. Sometimes, problems grow like a crack in the ceiling that starts out small but expands if you’re not paying careful attention. Then the roof caves in.

They say the cover-up is worse than the crime. Don’t I know it.

I smile, however, when Ezra sends me a text about halfway through this interminably hellish American history class: You ok?

Yeah. Thanks.

Miss you.

He’s so sweet, I can’t help but text: xo

He sends back a picture of a golden retriever puppy. I needed that. Last night, he confessed the reason he doesn’t use social media is because reading online makes his brain hurt. He spends more time questioning what he reads than actually reading, so he doesn’t bother anymore. I’m glad he’s willing to text with me.

I also get a group text from Steph and Madison.

Mads: Tee, how are you?

Steph: We love you!

Me: love you too, girls. Things suck.

Steph: :-/ what can we do?

Me: Talk to me about anything besides my dad’s campaign

Mads: Tell us something that makes you happy!

Me: Went to Ezra’s last night. Found out why he missed my party.

Steph: !!!!!! why!?

Me: It’s not my story to tell, but it was a good reason and I forgave him. And I think we’re together now…

Mads: OMG!!!!

Steph: Is he lick-able?

Me: Totally lick-able

Steph: Eeeeeeeeeeeeee! What happened?

Mads: Did you hook up?

My girlfriends and I have never kept the details from each other, so I give them a rundown of what it was like being in Ezra’s arms and in his bed. My friends are probably giggling at my texts. Especially when I admit: He knows exactly what he’s doing.

Steph: Hehehe. Does he find you lick-able?

Me: Classified info ;-) ok. Fine. YES!

Mads: I’m happy for you, Tee.

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