Jade by V.C. Andrews

Author:V.C. Andrews
Format: mobi, epub

"I stood on the beach and let the tide kiss my toes. He did the same, but rambled on about how things had changed and why he didn't want this to happen and why he hoped she would become reasonable.

"After a while the sound of the sea drowned him out and I closed my eyes and imagined myself on a sailboat, gliding along in the wind, the spray on my face.

"'We should head back,' I heard him say. 'Jade?'

"'What? Oh. Yes,' I said and followed him up the beach to a faucet where we could rinse the sand off our feet. He gave me his handkerchief to use as a towel.

"As I wiped my feet, I sensed him standing off to the side gazing at me, and when I looked at him, I saw this boyish grin on his face. I raised my eyebrows.

"'What?' I asked with a smile of my own.

"'Nothing. I was just looking at you and thinking how pretty you are. You look a lot like your mother when she was younger, you know. She's an attractive woman, although,' he said with a small smirk, 'that's never been enough for her. It isn't even a viable compliment. She's ready to claw any man who tells her she's pretty. You're not like that. I know you're not. You're going to be all right, Jade. This will all come to an end and you'll be like a cat and land on your feet, don't worry about that.'

"'What about you, Daddy?' I asked him

"'I'll be fine. We'll be fine,' he insisted. He wouldn't consider his future without including me, at least, for now.

"What happens later when either he or my mother win the custody battle? I wondered. Would they both still include me in their lives with such passion?

"I guess what I mean to say is I stopped trusting both of them, trusting what they told me and what they promised."

I gazed at Dr. Marlowe. She nodded softly.

"What I've learned," I continued, "is that once they broke their vows to each other, they lost their credibility with me."

Star was looking at me strangely, as if for the first time she truly understood me. Misty nodded in agreement with me and Cat looked like she was poised to jump up and run from the room. I wondered why what I'd just said had affected her so strongly.

"They lied to each other. Why should I believe them? Ever," I emphasized. "Don't you all feel like that, feel you've been betrayed?"

"I do," Misty agreed.

Cat glanced at Dr. Marlowe and just nodded.

Star smiled softly. "My granny tells me we come into this world without a single guarantee and leave the same way. It's all promises, girl. Take your pick and play your chance."

"Well, I wasn't about to bet on either of them," I said. "I think the therapist making the evaluation has come to that conclusion, too.

"One day soon after I met with Daddy and his attorney, I came home from school and found this woman, Dr.

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