Forever, Again by Victoria Laurie

Author:Victoria Laurie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2016-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

SPENCE WAS TRYING NOT TO get caught sneaking me into his house after dark. It was just after nine, and his mom and Stacey were no doubt soon on their way home from the movies, but Spence and I wanted to spend some time alone with each other after celebrating the night with friends.

“You’re sure she won’t see my car down the street?” I whispered as Spence led me through the back door and into the darkened house.

“She’ll be coming from the other direction,” he said, holding my hand as he led me expertly through the house, weaving his way around the furniture to his bedroom on the first floor. “When she and Spunky come in, I’ll come out to say good night, and she’ll never know you’re here.”

I giggled. We were being so wicked, and I loved it. “What if she hears us?” I pressed. I was nervous about his mom barging in and finding us together.

“I’ll turn on the TV,” he said as we reached the door to his room. Taking me in his arms, he kissed me and I melted against him.

“I’m so proud of you,” I said when his lips left mine. “I can’t believe this is happening!”

Spence grinned down at me. I’d never seen him so happy. Three weeks earlier, his SAT results had come back, and we’d all been stunned but elated that he’d scored in the ninetieth percentile. Then this morning, he’d gotten a call from the coach at UCLA who said that an official acceptance letter was on its way, but he wanted Spence to know that he was making a spot for him on the football team and awarding him a partial scholarship.

The previous week Spence had also met with Mrs. Bennett, and he’d obviously found a way to charm and impress her, because she’d told him that if he made it into UCLA, she’d give him enough to cover the rest of his tuition as well as room and board. All he’d need was money for books and incidentals, and I knew that Spence had been working extra hard to save up enough to cover that.

“It’s really happening,” he told me. “We’re going to California, Ambi!”

I hugged him fiercely, so relieved and excited. And then I looked up into his beautiful face and without saying a word Spence knew what I wanted next. He took my hand and turned back to the door, opening it to lead me into his bedroom.

The room was dimly lit from the streetlamp outside, but almost immediately we knew something was wrong. “What the hell?!” he said, stopping in his tracks as he looked at the floor. He reached for the light switch and what was wrong became clear.

The room was in shambles: drawers to Spence’s dresser, nightstand, and desk had been pulled out and the contents scattered on the floor. His bedcovers had been yanked off, and his mattress lay askew of the box spring. Right next to his bed, a section of the wood floor had been pulled up to reveal a hole.

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