Good Girls Stay Quiet by Jo Cassidy

Author:Jo Cassidy [Cassidy, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Monster Ivy Publishing

Chapter 23

After dinner, Daddy headed down to the basement to finish repairing the pipe. The hallway was still bare, so I’d kept my shoes on so my feet wouldn’t get dirty. I took them off the second I got into my room. Daddy only wanted socked feet on the carpet.

"How was your day, Cora Nora?" Noah asked from the bed.

Something inside of me ignited, and I rounded on him. “Why did you call me that?”

“I always rhyme your name with things. It’s what I do.”

A disturbing feeling settled inside me, but I wasn’t sure why. “Well, don’t do it anymore.”

“Fine.” He cleared his throat. “How was your day, Cora.”

I sat cross-legged on the floor, keeping him in my vision. "Not good." Reaching over, I wrapped my hand around the top handle of my backpack and dragged it to me. Normally I’d pick it up, but lifting anything heavy caused my back to flare in pain.

"Why not?"

Leaning forward, I peered out the open door, checking to make sure Daddy wasn't nearby. I didn’t need him eavesdropping on my private conversation. But if I closed the door, he’d be suspicious.

"Oh, more secrets." Noah chuckled. "You know how I love a juicy secret."

I rolled my eyes as I settled back into place. "Everything with you is a secret. You can't repeat anything you hear."

"Ouch. Right to the heart."

"Do you want to know or not?" I asked, shooting him a glare.

He sighed. "Alright, tell me."

"I'm thinking Jenna might be involved with the whole . . . situation."

"That’s the girl that was in your room, right?" he asked. "With the weird metal stuff on her teeth?"

I nodded at the elephant on my bed. "Yes. And they’re called braces."

Noah growled. "I knew there was something bad about her. You should tell your father what happened."

"No!" My gaze snapped to the door. I remained quiet until I was sure Daddy hadn't heard me. I kept my voice low. "He can't know what happened."

"Don't worry. My lips are sealed."

"Ha. Ha." I opened my math book. "I just don't want to believe it's her. She's been the closest thing to a friend I've ever had."

"Wow. You're really going for the heart tonight."

"I mean a human friend," I said, narrowing my eyes at him.

"And now you just drove a stake through it. Not sure what I did to deserve that."

Nothing. But no matter what I said, he'd still be hurt. Every word out of my mouth was burying me deeper and deeper, and I couldn’t afford to lose him as a friend.

The phone in the kitchen rang, breaking the uncomfortable silence. On the second ring, I stood and went to the top of the basement stairs, leaning my hand against the door frame. "Daddy! The phone’s ringing!"

"Go ahead and answer it," he shouted up.

"Are you sure?" I asked. He rarely let me answer the phone. Especially without being able to check the caller ID.

"Of course."

I hurried to the kitchen and checked to see who was calling, but it only read Unknown Caller.

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