HC16 - Holiday Homecoming by Carolyne Aarsen

Author:Carolyne Aarsen [Aarsen, Carolyne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780824933364
Amazon: B00Z7N6WC0
Publisher: Guideposts
Published: 2015-05-04T05:00:00+00:00

“DID YOU FIGURE OUT what to get Arielle yet?”

Sam looked up from his locker at his friend Jake, who was leaning with one shoulder against the lockers, his hands shoved in the front pocket of his blue-and-white-checked hoodie.

He had the hood up, covering his dark hair.

“You having a bad hair day?” Sam joked, flicking one finger at the strings of his friend’s hoodie.

“I’m in disguise,” Jake said, glancing around. “You know that chick in our bio class? The one that keeps scoping me out?”

“Trish Nelson?”

“Yeah. Well, she tried to ask me out on a date.” Jake rolled his eyes.

“I think you should go for it,” Sam joked, closing the door of his locker.

“Dude, that’s wrong on so many levels.” Jake shuddered. “She’s a cheerleader. I mean, how lame is that?”

“From what I’ve seen during their practices, cheerleaders are far from lame,” Sam said with a grin. “And she’s kind of cute.”

“I’ll tell Arielle you said that.” Jake glanced around before he pushed himself away from the locker.

“As for Arielle’s present,” Sam continued, “funds are limited so there’s not much to pick from in my price range.”

“You seriously need to find a job that makes you more money than that airport job does,” Jake said. “Did you ever get your car fixed?”

“Not yet. It needs more than I can afford right now, and I want to get something really nice for Arielle for Christmas.”

“See, and that’s why I’m avoiding Miss Cheerful Cheerleader,” Jake said. “Women make life too complicated.” He grinned, looking over Sam’s shoulder. “And speaking of complications, here comes yours. I’m gone.” Jake tossed off a wave. “See ya at noon.”

Jake gave Arielle a quick nod as they passed each other.

“Hey, good to see you,” Sam said giving her a smile.

Arielle had her hair loose today, just the way Sam liked it. She wasn’t the type to wear much makeup, but then, she didn’t need to. She was pretty enough without it.

“Hey yourself.” She gave him a careful smile, and Sam guessed from the sympathetic look on her face what she was going to say next. “I heard about your dad coming back.”

“Guess there are no secrets in this town,” Sam said with a bit of a laugh, though it did bug him a bit. Back in San Diego, his life outside of school was his own. Lots of his friends didn’t even know where he lived, which was okay with him most of the time.

Here, not only did they know where he lived and what kind of farm they had, but it also seemed like they knew a million little details about his life and his family. Sometimes, if Christopher was especially chatty on the bus, they even knew what kind of cereal Sam had eaten that morning.

“How is that for you?” Arielle continued.

Sam sighed. “Not sure I want to talk about it yet.”

Thankfully she got the hint. Arielle was smart that way. “Okay, then how about college? Got your application forms out yet?” Arielle asked, pulling her books closer to her chest.

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