Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter

Author:Lindsay Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grove Atlantic

Jessica caught up with Cece, who looked like she was about to enter another bathroom, the one down the hall that led to the cafeteria. “Hey,” Jessica said. “Wait up.” Cece looked tired, like she could fall over and sleep right there. It was hard to think of what to say, now that she was standing there. I’m sorry about your mom. No. What’s your name again? Fake.

“You want to get out of here?” Jessica said. Cece looked at her, ran a hand up her face to push her hair off her forehead.

“Here?” she said.

Jessica was unsure how to answer. What was she asking? “Yeah, here.” She put a hand on Cece’s arm, started gently pulling her along. “It’s easy. You just walk out the side door. I do it all the time.” Technically not all the time. She wasn’t a derelict. But it was important for Cece to feel like she was in the presence of an expert, someone she could trust.

“Sure,” Cece said. “I guess.”

The first bell rang and kids pushed into classrooms, the hall they were in starting to empty out. They hurried, breaking into a jog as they rounded a corner. It was easy to leave, yes, but that didn’t mean teachers wouldn’t hassle you. “We’ll have to take a bus,” Jessica said, walking faster. She passed the door to her seventh period. Mr. Lutz had his back turned, probably giving someone a hard time about their hairstyle or piercings. “Let’s haul ass,” Jessica said. Mikey was in his seventh period, weightlifting. With a pang she remembered the hot dog smell he got after.

As they burst out the side door, Jessica stopped. She let the door swing shut behind them. Cece was panting a little. Her hair could definitely use an avocado-and-mayonnaise treatment at some point. “I’m Jessica, by the way,” she said.

“Yeah,” Cece said, looking around like she didn’t know how she’d gotten there. “I know.”

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