In Darkness We Must Abide: The Complete First Season: Episodes 1-5 by Rhiannon Frater

Author:Rhiannon Frater [Frater, Rhiannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2013-05-20T16:00:00+00:00

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Vanora was freshly showered and combing out her wet hair when she heard a gentle knock on her door.

“Who is it?”

“Me,” Alisha’s voice answered.

“Come in!”

Alisha scooted in and looked apologetic. “Armando told me you got home a little while ago. I’m so sorry I didn’t hear you come in.”

Plopping down on the end of her bed, Vanora shrugged. “It’s okay.”

“No, it’s not.” Alisha sighed, tucking her hands into the pockets of her skinny jeans. “I was really wrapped up in talking to Sheila and just totally spaced the time. I’m sorry.”

Though her feelings were hurt, Vanora shrugged. “It’s okay. The concert was kinda boring. Trey kept trying to flirt with me and it was annoying.”

“I thought you had a crush on Trey.” Alisha sat next to Vanora and cocked her head to watch her sister’s expression.

“I did. Then I found out how stupid he is.”

Plucking the comb from Vanora’s fingers, Alisha began to run it through the long, pale blond locks. “I hate to break it to you, but most boys are stupid.”

“I guess.” Vanora sighed. She didn’t feel like talking about boys. The private school she attended had small classes, and she had known all the kids for years. The only boy to show any real interest in her was her best friend’s older brother and he was a bit of a jerk. One of her most painful experiences was when a boy she liked told her that he might ask her out if she ever dyed her hair, got a tan, and started looking normal. She had never shared that with Alisha and Roman and wasn’t going to. Her siblings insisted that her albinism didn’t detract from her, but Vanora knew differently. She saw all the hostile looks, she heard the snide comments, and she knew that people saw her as a freak.

“So you spent some time talking to Armando?”

“A few minutes,” Vanora admitted.

Alisha grinned. “You still have a crush on him, huh?”

“Shut up!”

“He is good looking.”

“Shut up!”

“Okay, okay! I have to tease you a little bit. You can’t be around him without getting all glowy.”

“I do not get glowy! I’m just…naturally…uh…Oh, shut up!” Vanora scowled.

“It’s okay to have a crush as long as you know it will never work out. He’s four hundred and you’re about to turn seventeen.”

“God, Alisha! I know! Okay!” Vanora suddenly felt like crying and it made her angrier. “I know I’m sixteen and that I’ve never been kissed or been on a date!”

“I didn’t--”

“I lie to my girlfriends and tell them I don’t date because my family is super-strict and Catholic, but they know it’s because no one has asked me! Ever!” Vanora leaped off the bed and prowled around her room. She was furious at her own frustration and the utter sense of helplessness that enfolded her.

“You’re just a late bloomer.” Alisha watched her with a sad expression on her face.

“No, Alisha. I’m ugly! I’m a freak. I look like a ghost! I can’t be in direct sunlight for long, I

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