Demon Kissed by Ward H. M

Author:Ward, H. M. [Ward, H. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780615598468
Publisher: Laree Bailey Press
Published: 2011-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

It was after six o’clock when Eric and I arrived back at the school for stage crew. I chattered, as usual, and he was quieter than usual. That worried me.

Eric parted ways with me when we got to the stage. He went into the cage to do technical stuff, while I went to paint something. Something always needed to be painted, and I loved to paint. I grabbed a brush, looking forward to burying my bad mood in latex. Jenna Marie came up behind me. She had on a pink apron with bows on it. Her hair was slicked back into a ponytail.

She blurted out, “Ivy, are you dating Col in and Eric?” Shocked at her question, I choked on my spit. A few other perky girls I didn’t know loomed behind her. None of them ever needed coffee. They were natural y chipper.

I returned my gaze to Jenna Marie trying to regain my normal placidity. “No, Col in and I—we’re just friends. I’m dating Eric.” She was so insane.

Changing the conversation, I asked, “So, what are we painting?”

Smiling she said, “Just finishing up some odds and ends. I was retouching the flats, but I need to do some tables. Wil you finish for me?” She handed me her brush, and another pink apron.

“Yeah, sure.” I grabbed the brush, ignoring the offered apron. I walked to the flats that were laid out backstage.

Her voice cal ed to me, “Not those ones. We got those already. I was retouching those flats.” Her delicate fingers pointed to the stage where seven out of nine flats where already erected. “Touch up the seams,” she said and walked off.

I saw the problem before I walked up there, but it was too late now. I’d volunteered to be within a stone’s throw of Col in. After avoiding each other for over a week, I ended up being right next to him. It was too late now. A few eyes were on me, so I walked up the wooden steps to the spot where Jenna Marie had indicated. With the brush in my hand, I wiggled behind the actors, careful not to get paint on them. I set myself down in front of the bucket of paint, and dipped the brush in.

I have no idea what happened after that. Col in was too close. It was like my brain melted and the only thing I was aware of was Col in Smith. His thoughts brushed against me softly, making my body lean toward him. I forced my spine straight and sat on my feet. I brushed strokes of black, and tried to tune him out. The more I tried, the worse it got. I final y moved a step away from him, over to the next flat. Then I moved to the next. When I was at the edge of the stage, I tried to snap the bond, but it wouldn’t give. I couldn’t leave. My heart bounced in my chest. Feeling his eyes on me, I wondered if he felt the same thing.

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