Of Scars and Stardust by Andrea Hannah

Author:Andrea Hannah
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: teen, teen lit, ya, ya novel, ya fiction, ya book, young adult, young adult book, young adult novel, young adult fiction, psychological, thriller, mystery
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2014-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

twenty

The whole thing was easier to plan than I’d thought it would be. After Grant told me that Rae had moved up to Alpena when she and Robbie broke up and her mom didn’t want her back in Amble, I knew my next step was to go there. The wolves were there, and the person who told the best stories about them was too.

We agreed that if we were going to go, we’d have to go soon, while there were enough distractions. I told my parents that Grant had invited me to go with him to a New Year’s Eve party, but I didn’t say whose. I didn’t really have to; everyone in Amble knew that Lacey Jordan always threw the craziest parties in the clearing behind her house. There were always tubs of liquor that Lacey’s older brother brought home from his college frat house, and everyone and anyone looking for a drink seemed to find their way to the clearing like a moth to a flame. Sometimes even adults. In fact, I think the only person in town who hadn’t been to one of Lacey’s parties was her mother. Mrs. Jordan worked forty-five minutes outside of Amble, and often had to stay at her job during the week to finish up paperwork. By the time she got home the next morning, every last liquor bottle and pile of puke was always gone. Good thing, too—Mrs. Jordan was not one of those people I’d like to see pissed off.

As it turned out, Rae was right all along: holidays really are the best time to plan an escape. I would have to thank her for that tip when I saw her. Mom and Dad usually hosted their own New Year’s Eve party every year—it was one of those things that distracted them for days prior as they argued over how much liquor was appropriate to use when spiking punch.

So that’s what I’d been expecting when I made my plans with Grant, but there was no gaudy punch bowl or greasy cocktail weenies this year. There was no party, and I couldn’t help but wonder if it had everything to do with Dad’s resignation and the bitterness of the town that still stained our aluminum siding. But it didn’t matter anyway; they’d planned a quiet dinner alone, and acted almost relieved that I’d have something to do with myself.

They didn’t even seem to care when Grant’s truck rumbled into the driveway at four o’clock, daylight still spilling through the kitchen windows. Mom hugged me with one arm while she zipped up her dress with the other and Dad said “Have fun” while searching for his favorite tie.

“Hey,” Grant said, and somehow it meant more than “hey.” His eyes were round and iridescent, like green marbles lit up under the sun. His cheeks and nose were flushed, and for the first time since I’d seen him, his mouth stretched into a broad grin. “You ready?”

“Yep,” I said, and I felt the corners of my own mouth hitch into a smile.

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