Ghosts of Coronado Bay by J. G. Faherty

Author:J. G. Faherty [Faherty, JG]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JournalStone Publishing
Published: 2012-06-26T10:38:51+00:00

Chapter 14

“Girl, you look like a reject from a bad zombie movie.”

Maya didn’t bother acknowledging Lucy’s comment as the two friends took seats next to each other in homeroom. She knew exactly how bad she looked. She hadn’t fallen asleep until well after three. She didn’t even remember hitting the snooze button and going back to sleep when her alarm went off at six-fifteen. If her mother hadn’t come in and woken her at twenty to seven, she’d probably still be in dreamland. As it was, she’d had just enough time to run a brush through her hair and throw some clothes on. Everything else would have to wait until after class.

Not one to accept silence, Lucy gave her a poke with the eraser end of her pencil. “What’s the deal? Late night? Who was it, Gavin or Blake? Give me the juicy, girl.”

Thinking about both boys made Maya groan. “Ugh. I don’t want to talk about either of them right now. I overslept thanks to the two of them being jerks. Look at me. No makeup, no lipstick, not even any blush or cover-up. Geez, the boys’ll be lining up to ask me to the dance now, huh?”

“All guys are jerks. But don’t worry. We’ll fix you up after first period. I always have my emergency make-up kit in my bag. Besides, it’s not your face that’s gonna keep the guys away.”

Something in Lucy’s voice caught Maya’s attention, even through her fog of exhaustion. “What do you mean?”

“I was gonna tell you after class, but I guess I don’t have to worry about ruining your morning now. It’s Stuart.”

Jerk number three. Naturally. “Oh, no. What’s he done now?”

Lucy shook her head. Her black hair, cut in a bob this month, swished back and forth. “You’re not gonna believe it. He’s been spreading the word that if anyone asks you to the dance, he’ll personally rearrange their body parts.”

Maya felt her face tighten. “Tell me you’re joking.”

Behind her rose-colored eye shadow, Lucy’s eyes held equal amounts of compassion and sympathetic outrage. “I wish. Oakley told me on the way to school. Seems your ex is mounting a major campaign to keep you boy-free for the foreseeable future.”

“That son-of-a-”

“Class, please put your books under your desks, and take out your pencils and calculators. We’re having a little quiz.”

A chorus of groans followed Mr. Rollo’s announcement. Lucy’s was the loudest. “I can’t believe it. A pop quiz in chemistry? Who does that?”

Maya put her head on the desk. “Could this day get any worse?”

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