Lunatic 1 - My Lunatic Life by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bell Brodge Books
Published: 2011-08-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It wasn’t until Tara got to school the next day that she learned her lunatic life was about to get worse. Besides the ongoing drama of high school, a new and frightening fact had been added.

Bethany Fanning was missing.

According to those in the know, Bethany had called her father after cheerleading practice yesterday, said she was stopping at the supermarket then coming straight home. Only she never arrived.

After hours of worry and calling her cell phone with no answer, her parents found her car abandoned in the supermarket parking lot. The car wouldn’t start, although the keys were still in the ignition. The police first supposed that she’d probably started to walk home after experiencing car trouble, only that didn’t hold water. She would have called her father to come get her. And her purse was still in the car, lying on the floor. Her cell phone was on the seat, as if she’d tossed it inside then disappeared.

Tara was as stunned by the news as everyone else, but it wasn’t until the police showed up at school and began calling students out of class that it became clear they were questioning all of Bethany’s friends about her last hours on campus. The heck of it was, when they were through with her friends, they were bound to start with her enemies, and Tara was willing to bet that her name would be on that list.

When the bell rang for lunch, Tara put her backpack in her locker then headed for the lunchroom. She went through the line, choosing a hamburger and fries. She was reaching for fruit and cookies when someone slid their tray into hers.

She looked up. It was Nikki Scott, and she was smiling.

“Hey,” Nikki said.

The friendly smile was not only welcome, it was slightly surprising. Tara hadn’t really expected Nikki to acknowledge her again.

“Hey, yourself,” Tara said.

“You sittin’ with anyone?” Nikki asked.

“No.”

“Come sit with us,” Nikki said, then led the way to a table where a couple of other kids were already parked. “Hey guys,” Nikki said, as she slid her tray on the table. “This is Tara. Tara, these are my friends, Mackenzie and Penny.”

“Hi,” Tara said.

“Hi yourself,” Mackenzie said. “Just call me Mac.”

Penny scooted over to give Tara room to sit.

Overwhelmed by the unexpected gesture, Tara gladly slid into the seat.

“Cool, what you did,” Mac said. “Helping Corey like that.”

“Yeah. Seriously cool,” Penny added, then pointed to Nikki’s plate. “You gonna eat that pickle?”

Nikki frowned as she covered her plate with her hands. “Dang, Penny. I just sat down. And yes, I’m going to eat my pickle. I love dill pickles. Why else would I put them on my plate?”

“To give to me?” Penny said, and then grinned.

Everyone laughed, and the meal began. Bethany’s disappearance was a key topic, but no one could believe anything serious had happened to her. “Probably hooked up with some guy,” Penny said.

Tara answered questions between bites, and asked a few of her own. By the time they

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