Good Luck Charm by Kellie McAllen

Author:Kellie McAllen [McAllen, Kellie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lounge Chair Literature
Published: 2018-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Connor

Connor, I need to talk to you.”

I’ve been fantasizing about having a real conversation with Mallory ever since I first saw her, so why do those words suddenly fill me with dread?

Usually only certain parts of me go stiff when I think about her, but today my whole body seizes up, sweat pops out on my head and hands, and my heart starts pounding like the drum line solo during a marching band performance as Mallory stalks towards me.

“Uh, okay. What about?”

Mallory glances around at the curious eyes turned our way then gestures towards the hall. “In private.”

I stumble to my feet and scurry after her, a million worries flashing through my head. Do I look okay? Smell okay? Did I do something to tick her off? She doesn’t seem very happy. As soon as we step out into the hall, she whirls around so she’s facing me, and she’s so close I can barely breathe let alone think.

Her hair is just as soft and shiny up close, but from here I can see all the different shades of blonde that make up her hair color. It’s definitely natural. Her skin is flawless and dusted with a fine layer of powder so she looks like a porcelain doll, and her lips are coated with a pale pink gloss that shimmers every time she speaks. I can even see the dark ring around her bright blue irises and the little squiggles of gray that run through them, and I’m mesmerized by how her pupils expand and contract. I can smell her perfume, too, something soft and floral.

“Connor, are you listening to me?” She grabs my arm, and the heat from her hand sears my skin, bringing me out of my daze.

“What?”

“I asked you if you know Kerri O’Connor.”

That name coming from those lips confuses me, and I shake me head, trying to make sense of what she’s saying. I guess she takes that as a no.

“You don’t? Well, she knows you, and she thinks you’re her good luck charm, or something.”

I hold up my hands to back up the conversation. “Wait, yeah, I know Kerri, and I know about the good luck charm thing.”

She smiles, and I smile back, still confused but happy that I’ve made her smile at me.

“Okay, well then you know that Kerri thinks she’s cursed with bad luck unless you’re with her.” She rolls her eyes and tosses her hair, and I’m mesmerized by the way the silky strands sift through the air.

“It’s crazy, I know. But we totally bombed out at the game last night, and we need Kerri at her best if we’re going to make it to state.”

She looks up at me with big eyes, and I nod because it seems like what she wants me to do. She puts her hand on me again, and all the blood rushes to that spot.

“So, will you do it, Connor, for me? Will you please go along with Kerri’s craziness and pretend to be her good luck charm?” She bites her bottom lip, exposing tiny, white teeth.

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