Evermore by Alyson Noël

Author:Alyson Noël
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-03-26T06:19:02+00:00

Gone surfing.

Be back soon.

—D

I run back outside, note still in hand, rushing up and down the shore, scanning for surfers, one in particular. But the only two out there are so blond and pale, it’s clear they’re not Damen.

twenty-one

When I pull into the driveway I’m surprised to see someone sitting on the front steps, but when I get closer, I’m even more surprised to see that it’s Riley.

“Hey,” I say, grabbing my bag and slamming the car door, a little harder than planned.

“Sheesh!” she says, shaking her head and staring at me. “I thought you were gonna run me over.”

“Sorry, I thought you were Damen,” I say heading for the front door.

“Oh no, what’d he do now?” She laughs.

But I just shrug and unlock the door. I’m certainly not going to fill her in on the details. “What happened, you get locked out?” I ask, leading her inside.

“Very funny.” She rolls her eyes and heads into the kitchen, taking a seat at the breakfast bar as I drop my bag on the counter and stick my head in the fridge.

“So, what’s up?” I glance at her, wondering why she’s so quiet, thinking maybe my bad mood is contagious.

“Nothing.” She rests her chin in her hand and gazes at me.

“Doesn’t seem like nothing.” I grab a bottle of water instead of the quart of ice cream I really want, and lean against the granite counter, noticing how her black hair is tangled, and the Wonder Woman costume more than a little droopy.

She shrugs. “So, what are you gonna do?” she asks, leaning back on the stool in a way that makes me cringe, even though she can’t possibly fall and get hurt. “I mean, this is like a teen dream come true, right? House to yourself, no chaperones.” She wiggles her brows in a way that seems false, like she’s trying too hard to put up a good front.

I take a swig of water and shrug, part of me wanting to confide in her, unburden my secrets, the good, bad, and the completely revolting. It would be so nice to get it off my chest, not bear all this weight on my own. But when I look at her again, I remember how half her life was spent waiting to turn thirteen, viewing each passing year as the one that brought her closer to the important double digits. And I can’t help but wonder if that’s why she’s here. Since I robbed her of her dream, she’s left with no choice but to live it through me.

“Well, I hate to disappoint you,” I finally say. “But I’m sure you’ve already guessed what a colossal failure I am in the teen dream department.” I gaze up at her shyly, my face flushing when she nods in agreement. “All that promise I showed back in Oregon? With the friends, and the boyfriend, and the cheerleading? Gone. Kaput. O-V-E-R. And the two friends I managed to make at Bay View? Well, they’re not speaking to each other.

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