Dusk (Young Adult Paranormal Romance) by Amy Durham

Author:Amy Durham [Durham, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary, Fiction
Publisher: Amy Durham
Published: 2014-01-06T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Adrian’s bike stood, gleaming black in the late afternoon sun, pulled to the gravel shoulder near the creek. I managed to park my car and turn off the ignition, though in my haze of urgency I didn’t remember either.

When I hit the clearing he was there. I wasn’t surprised. Nothing about him surprised me anymore.

The wind moved quietly around me, lifting my hair from my shoulders, comforting and peaceful. Even then I knew the feelings weren’t just from the pleasant breeze.

The blanket was already spread beneath the tree, two Twix candy bars and two cans of ginger ale in the middle of it. The sight of the chocolate might’ve been enough to make me groan after all I’d eaten during the day, were it not for the obvious fact.

He was waiting for me.

If I’d needed another bit of confirmation that Adrian was more than met the eye, finding him here was it.

“You knew I’d come here.” It wasn’t a question.

“I had a hunch.” He shrugged his shoulders and leaned his head toward the blanket. “Come sit?”

It seemed as good a place as any to have this conversation, so I walked over and sat, not next to him this time, but across. A large part of me wanted to snuggle up beside him, the same way I had the last time we sat here, but I reminded myself I’d decided alone was the best way to go.

And there was the matter of all the questions I had.

“Mr. Burton called earlier,” I said, reaching for a ginger ale. The top popped with a satisfying fizz. “Told my mom about the video.”

He just nodded, opening his own drink.

“I know it was you.”

He smiled, lifting a shoulder in nonchalance.

“First of all, thank you,” I whispered.

“You’re welcome.”

“Second of all, there’s no way you could’ve made that video.” I looked directly at him, searching his eyes for any hint of explanation. “You weren’t at that end of the hall. You were in the lobby. I saw you.”

He didn’t say anything, just looked at me with raised eyebrows.

“Did someone else video it and give it to you.”

He shook his head. “I did it.”

“How?” I breathed, my voice barely above a whisper. Sitting my drink to the side, I scooted closer, the fabric of the blanket soft beneath my legs. He hadn’t denied being in the lobby, but he insisted he’d been the one to shoot the cell phone video.

“How do you think I did it?” He scooted closer too and leaned down so we were eye to eye.

And here it was. The moment of truth.

“I think you’re something other than human.” The words left my mouth in one big rush, like if I’d hesitated in the least they would never have been voiced. I could not believe I’d just said that out loud. But how else could I describe all the things that were unexplained about Adrian and his presence in my life?

He said nothing, but the slight smile on his face and the light in his eyes told me to keep going.

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