Missing Pieces by Nicola Haken

Author:Nicola Haken
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: high school, secrets, salvation, abuse, new adult

Maddie emerged from last period with Lori, giggling and whispering like they’d been friends for years. It felt good to see her happy and that confused the hell out of me.

“I’ll call you later, Maddie!” Lori practically sang in her ear before hugging her and skipping away.

“You made a friend?” I asked her.

“You sound surprised,” she replied, with an offended glint in her eyes.

“No, I didn’t mean that. I’m just- I mean… Lori Hanson? Seriously? I think my left shoe has more brain cells.”

“Well I think she’s great,” she snapped defensively. “If for no other reason than she’s the only girl who hasn’t been a total bitch to me today.”

“They’ll warm up to you.”

“I wouldn’t want them to. I’d shoot myself before I’d be friends with vindictive arseholes like them.”

“That’s so cute,” I said, throwing my head back and laughing.

“What is?”

“The way you say ‘arse’.” I tried to mimic her accent but I’m pretty sure I sounded like some kind of Chinese/Irish crossbreed. She giggled and I swear it was the most adorable sound in the world.

I was liking this girl more every minute… and that was a bad thing.

“You know, I think my friend Jason has a crush on you,” I blurted, seizing my opportunity to see whether she felt the same and hoping she didn’t.

“And Jason is?”

“The fucktard who called you Dora.” She rolled her eyes and made a cute little grunting sound which sounded like ‘ugh’. “So, you’re not interested? Because most girls are.”

Shut the fuck up you moron! I mentally chastised myself, followed by images of me punching myself repeatedly in the face. Next you’ll be telling her what a great catch he is.

“I’m not interested in anybody,” she answered flatly and I felt this weird stabbing feeling in my heart like nothing I’d ever experienced.

What did you expect her to say? No Blaine, because there’s only you. There’s only ever been you. What a dick. One day with this girl and I was turning into a pathetic, desperate mess. I needed to get my mind off her… fast.

I pulled up outside the tin shack she calls a house and immediately her mom came running outside… in her underwear. No shit – she bounced towards the car in just a blue bra and red panties grinning like she’d just won the lotto. I threw up in my mouth a little.

Maddie practically pole-vaulted from the car and launched herself at her mom, covering her almost naked body with hers and ushering her inside. She slammed shut the front door without giving me a second glance and after giving my eyes a moment to stop burning, I sped away.

That Annie chick obviously had some kind of mental problems going on, which meant Maddie probably had a pretty screwed up home life taking care of her. I remembered how this was supposed to be her ‘fresh start’. I’m guessing that didn’t last too long. I felt a peculiar and unexpected pang of sorrow at the thought. In a way this was a good thing.

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