Reclaiming Madelynn (Reclaiming Book 1) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

For the rest of the drive home, my thoughts remain on Milo, which is a nice break from thoughts of that night, I guess.

I can’t get over the fake smile he gave me. The Milo I knew was such a genuine person, had been since the day we became friends back in middle school.

Back then, I was a gangly girl who hadn’t grown into her height. I was made fun of a lot, but I never gave a shit. Milo was the same way: all gangly, too skinny, and got picked on a lot. Somehow, he always silently flipped everyone the bird. That’s what made us so awesome together. We were tough and pretty badass for middle schoolers, although Milo was definitely nicer than me. Still, I had felt an instant connection to him the moment I laid eyes on him, like I’d met him in another life or something. When I admitted how I felt to him, he told me the same thing, that he knew he had to get to know me the instant he saw me.

After that, we were almost inseparable.

Eventually, as we got older, we grew into our looks and bodies, and by senior year, we were pretty popular. I was a cheerleader and spent most of high school dating slightly older guys. Milo played sports and, for most of our senior year, dated Sophie, one of my good friends. We remained really good friends and hung out a lot, spending hours talking about our dreams, our hopes, life.

Milo was easy to talk to, and I probably told him more than I ever meant to. That’s what I remember most about him. That and the look on his face after he told me he was in love with me. I remember that as clearly as the guilt I felt over rejecting him.

We drove up and parked at the local make-out spot, a hill that overlooked Honeyton. I can’t even remember why we drove up there, other than maybe because I was leaving for London in the morning and we were both dragging out the goodbye. We weren’t planning on kissing or anything, although there were people in other cars going at it.

We sat on the tailgate of his truck beneath the starry sky and stared at the town below that looked even smaller from up in the hills. That was one of the happier times in my life. I had a whole future ahead of me, spending days in a different city where I would learn how to cook and make beautiful cakes and other delicious treats. I would shop and drink, and spend time with the new friends I knew I was going to make. That’s what I had envisioned, anyway, but hardly anything turned out like I planned.

“What’re you doing?” Milo gives me a curious look as I pretend to pinch the town between my fingers.

I shrug. “Seeing what it feels like to be a giant.”

He snorts a laugh. “You’re such a weirdo.”

“That’s why you love me.

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