From Bad To Cursed by Alender Katie

Author:Alender, Katie [Alender, Katie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
ISBN: 9781423134718
Publisher: Hyperion
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“ALEXIS? MEGAN’S ON THE PHONE.” Mom opened my door a crack and peered around. “Goodness, I think this is the messiest your room’s ever been.”

I scowled. It was Sunday, and I hadn’t so much as tidied up since Monday. The bed was unmade, and a week’s worth of clothing changes were draped on various surfaces, from the desk to the edge of the trash can. Shoes were scattered like abandoned cars after the zombie apocalypse.

“I’ve been busy,” I said. I grabbed the phone and waved her out.

“What’s up?” Megan asked. “We’re hanging out at Monika’s today.”

“Who?”

“Everybody,” she said. “Can you be ready in ten minutes?”

“Sure.” After my week, a day of doing nothing sounded wonderful.

“We’ll park,” she said. “Come out when you’re done.”

I took a quick shower, braided my wet hair, slapped on some makeup, and slipped on a summery skirt with a sleeveless top and a pair of sandals. I had a vague recollection that Monika had a pool, so I emptied a tote bag on the foot of my bed and stuffed a bathing suit and a towel inside it. At the last second, I grabbed my camera.

I was about to leave when a splash of color caught my eye.

I walked to the window and peered through the slats of the wooden blinds.

Megan’s car was parked across the street, and she and the girls she’d brought with her—Mimi and Emily—were leaning against it, faces to the sky, absorbing the sunshine.

There was something about them—some unquestioned sense of entitlement, the right to sun oneself wherever one chose. They were like a pack of lions lounging on the Serengeti Plain. These were the girls who would grow up to be senators, or movie stars, or best-selling novelists. They were beautiful and effortlessly powerful.

And I was one of them.

When I came outside, Megan tilted her sunglasses down her nose to look at me. “Ready?”

“Yeah,” I said.

“Where’s Kasey?” Emily asked.

“I’m not sure,” I said. “Studying?”

“Studying?” Emily repeated. “Why? Doesn’t she trust Aralt?”

“Of course she does,” I said, but even as I said it, I began to wonder if it was true.

Monika lived in the older section of town—mostly rambling ranch houses on half-acre lots. In the tree-shaded backyard, a pool surrounded by lounge chairs reflected the aqua sky.

Everyone else scattered to change into their swimsuits, but I stood and let my toes dig into the grass. A shadow fell on the ground beside me.

“What’s wrong?” Megan asked.

“I miss having a yard,” I said.

“You can always come use mine,” Megan said. “You haven’t been over lately.”

“I know,” I said. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. We’re all busy.” She sighed. “How’s Carter?”

“I’m not sure. I haven’t talked to him since Friday.”

“You need to be careful.” She turned to me. “Lex, if he’s not willing to accept you the way you are, he doesn’t deserve you in the first place.”

For some reason, that made me think of Jared, who found the idea of Old Alexis and New Alexis interesting, not aggravating.

“I know he doesn’t like the Sunshine Club,” Megan said quietly.

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