Pros & Cons by Sydney Logan

Author:Sydney Logan [Logan, Sydney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

The next day we take a walk along the property. Thanks to last night’s storm, the backyard is fairly muddy, but that doesn’t seem to bother her. Jenna’s mesmerized by the glistening trees and the Smoky Mountain air—a scent even more potent after a rainstorm. Jenna might have grown up in the country, but even she’s fascinated by the mountain mist that’s settled over the Smokies after a long night of rain.

“I’d stay here forever if I could,” she says softly.

You can.

It’s on the tip of my tongue, but then she spots some wildflowers in the distance, and she runs off. She’s the picture of innocence as she pulls a daisy from the soggy ground and places it behind her ear. Then she turns and smiles at me—her first real smile in days. It’s impossible not to smile back, and suddenly I feel it. That crazy connection the two of us have always shared but never really understood.

I understand it now.

“You look so serious,” Jenna says when she joins me once again. She slips her hand into mine as we continue to walk. “What are you thinking about?”

She’s not ready to hear the things I want to say, and in all honesty, I’m not quite sure I’m ready to say them. Not now. Not like this.

But soon. Very soon.

“I was actually thinking about our parents.”

“Me, too.”

It’s not a complete lie. I’ve had the urge to call them since we’d arrived in Tennessee. By now they’ve surely heard the news, and I don’t want them thinking we’re dead. Contacting them is a risk, but we both agree it’s a necessary one.

We head back to the cabin to make our calls. Mine is much shorter than Jenna’s. The conversation with my folks was loud and consisted of a lot of ‘Yes, Mom. I’m fine’ and ‘No, Dad, I’m not coming home.’ Jenna’s talk with her father was a little quieter. At one point, I offer to give her some privacy, but she refuses to let me leave the room, holding my hand firmly while we sit on the couch. I try to follow their conversation, but I give up completely when I hear her promise for the hundredth time that she’s nowhere near the Grand Canyon.

I have no idea what that means, and I’m too exhausted to decipher it.

The days pass. Minnie and Joe arrive each night for dinner, and each evening, Jenna eats a little more. It’s progress. She’s still quiet, but at least she’s calm and sleeping through the night.

I’m glad one of us can.

While Jenna keeps her mind occupied with reading books or picking wildflowers, my head is becoming increasingly consumed with thoughts of revenge. I can only assume Stavros wanted to kill us all—all of us except for the Wonder Twins. I still don’t have a plan in mind, but I have several scenarios running through my head, and all of them end with his very violent death.

I don’t share these thoughts with Jenna. She’s not ready.

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