Existing by Stevenson Beckie

Author:Stevenson, Beckie [Stevenson, Beckie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

After we’ve eaten our dinner, the three of us sit around the table and chat like we used to. I wonder if it’s only me who notices how much easier chatting is when Hallie isn’t around. My Father puts Ava to bed while I clean the kitchen. Afterward, I’m so exhausted that I kiss my Father, who looks as tired as I feel, tell him goodnight, and take myself to bed. It’s not even nine when my head hits the pillow.

Chapter 21

Roisin

As I walk to the bus stop on Friday morning, I see a car that I think I recognize waiting at the end of the street. As I walk past it, I hear the sound of the electric window going down.

“Rose, it’s me, Gina.”

I peek through my hood and smile when I see her face. “Oh, hi Gina.”

“Do you want a ride to school?”

I glance back down the street and smile. “Sure, thanks.”

I climb into the worn leather seats and click my seatbelt on as the car lurches forward. “Charlotte went in early today. She mentioned something about studying for an Anatomy test.”

“Oh shoot, I’d forgotten about that.”

“Anyway,” she says, “I’ve come to ask you if you’ve found the diary.”

“Yes.”

“You have?”

I notice the tone of surprise in her voice.

“It was exactly where she said it would be,” I tell her.

“And what does it say?”

“I don’t know. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet.”

She looks left and right about ten times before she finally pulls out of the driveway and onto the main road. “When did you find it?”

“Last night. It was late though and my Dad came back, so I just had to hide it in my room. Then I fell asleep before I had a chance to open it.”

She nods and indicates right onto Creek Road. “There must be something very important in there, Rose. Please be careful with whatever it is that you find out.”

I turn to look at her as I feel a frown creeping across my face. “What do you mean?”

“Well, I think the whole reason you’re Mother hasn’t passed is because she needs you to know something. The dead don’t stay around in the in-between world unless they have unfinished business.”

“Um, okay.”

Gina pulls to the side of the road two streets away from the school. “I don’t want to go any further in case Charlotte happens to see.”

“Thanks for the ride,” I say, unclipping my seat belt.

“No problem. When are you planning on reading the diary?”

“I was hoping to read it this morning, but I didn’t hear my alarm, so I got up late and I’m going to a party after school, so I’m hoping to read it when I get home later.”

She nods. “If you need to speak to me after you’ve read it, then call and we’ll sort something out.”

“Thank you,” I say, opening my door.

“Nola was a good friend to me. She kept my secret for many years. She was my only friend when I was younger and I will never forget her.

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