Jane of Air by Jessica Penot

Author:Jessica Penot [Penot, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781732692817
Publisher: Jessica Penot
Published: 2018-10-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of the infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.

~ H.P. Lovecraft

HELEN WAS WAITING FOR ME in the library of Thornfield Hall Monday morning. I had kept to myself all day Sunday, staying in my room studying for my test. I had only ventured out to the kitchen to grab something to eat when I was hungry and then to sit with Miss Adele until she fell asleep. Luckily, she’d slept through the night. I didn’t cross paths with Edward again. He must have been avoiding me, too, because he didn’t send a maid to invite me to eat with them or go riding. It didn’t matter because I had to focus on my upcoming Calculus test.

Helen was all smiles when I stepped into the library. Her hair had changed color, again. It was a bright magenta. She was wearing skinny purple jeans with a glittery stripe down the side seam and a purple tank top that looked like lingerie. No one could dress like Helen and get away with it. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me when she saw me.

“I thought you were going crazy,” Helen said as she led me out of the library. “But it all makes sense now.”

I knew I was in trouble. Whenever Helen said that things made sense, I was in trouble. “What makes sense?”

“I know why you only go to class and spend all your free time here. He’s smoking hot. I saw him in his study. I was wondering why you hadn’t climbed out the window of this place and why you hadn’t texted me, but I don’t blame you at all. That is the best-looking guy I have ever seen. Why didn’t you tell me?”

“No!” I protested. “That isn’t it at all. He just got here a couple of days ago and he’s way too old for me and he isn’t my type. He’s moody and rude and kind of stuck up, to be honest.”

“Oh my God!” Helen exclaimed. “You’re falling for him! And he isn’t too old for you. He looks like he’s nineteen. That’s only three years older than you.”

“I’m not falling for him. I hardly know him.” I stopped and looked at Helen. “He is nineteen and that is too old for me. I’m only sixteen. Either way, I don’t have time to date. I have more important things to worry about.”

Helen smiled a knowing grin. “Oh, stop! He is not too old for you. And I can tell how you feel about him. It’s written all over your face.”

I shook my head in protestation. “It doesn’t matter if he’s exactly my age or even six months younger. Guys like Edward aren’t interested in girls like me and I have more important things to worry about. He’s clearly got issues and I don’t like to get involved in other people’s issues.”

Helen laughed. “You don’t like to get

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