Everlasting by C. S. Johnson

Author:C. S. Johnson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Epic Fantasy, teen and young adult, teen romance, Superheroes, Supernatural Fantasy, coming of age, high school romance, MG fantasy
Publisher: C. S. Johnson
Published: 2017-12-16T16:00:00+00:00

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When I was a teenager, the back door to Rachel’s was always locked, but I found out pretty quickly after I started officially dating Raiya where Rachel left the spare key. I almost never used it, with a few minor exceptions, since Raiya was more often awake in the early mornings when I would come to bother her or to be with her.

This time, I didn’t have to use the key at all.

The back door, while it may have once been locked, had been blown in. The wood nailed across the door, boarding it up to easy public access, was splintered open, revealing a small entrance.

I had to suck in my stomach, but I made it through.

It was nothing for me to find my way around the dark house to the stairs. I didn’t hesitate any fraction of a second as I made my way to Raiya’s room, even though the smell of coffee fumes, sunk into the wood over the years, beckoned me back to a world of happiness.

I sensed her before I saw her. Her room was musty and cold, but I felt the warmth of her soul, and it seemed to make everything more vibrant and lively.

She was sitting on her bed, her legs covered up by her old comforter. There was a quietness about her, an uncertainty; it was a feeling that kept me back, letting me lean into the doorframe. “Raiya.”

She flinched at my voice, but she managed to find her own. “I guess Rachel didn’t do a very good job packing up my room when she moved,” she said.

“No, she didn’t,” I said. I thrust my hands into my pockets, nervously trying to force myself to relax. “It’s been seven years,” I said quietly.

She only nodded.

“Well, I mean, that means that Grandpa Odd was officially declared dead,” I explained, hating myself for rambling. “Rachel and Letty inherited his stuff, or so I heard. It was a lot, too.”

“Considering he was an immortal, and he’d been here for centuries, I guess he had a lot of assets hidden around in different places.” She tried to give me a smile. “The money probably easily paid off all that debt you were worried about accumulating.”

“I know, right?” I smiled. “Mikey told me that Rachel had moved closer to midtown. She’s working on expanding her business or something.”

“She always wanted to.”

A long moment of silence passed between us. I watched, mindlessly transfixed, as she fiddled with her blanket.

“So you still talk to Mikey?”

I shrugged. “Sometimes.”

Raiya nodded.

Silence again.

Finally, I broke. “We need to talk.”

Raiya arched her brow at me. “Isn’t it a little late to worry about dumping me?” she asked.

My temper spiked. “You know that’s not what I mean. I want to know what happened to you, and what you know about it. There are more things we’re going to have to deal with now that we’re here.”

“I wouldn’t worry about a breaking and entering charge either, if that’s something that has you worried.”

“I have other concerns. There are other problems that will insist on being more irritating,” I told her.

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