Sage's Eyes by V.C. Andrews

Author:V.C. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books

11

“You got my phone number quickly enough. Is there anything about me you don’t know yet?” I asked.

He laughed. “For someone who says all her secrets are known, you sure are sensitive about anyone finding out anything about you, even the simplest things like your name, address, and phone number.”

“You’re not exactly just anyone,” I replied, still holding on to a little testiness. For some reason, that felt like a life raft at the moment. I couldn’t get over the feeling that I was swimming in a whirlpool of danger when I spoke to him. The thing was, I couldn’t understand why yet.

“Oh, no? Who am I, then? What do you know about me that no one else does?” he asked, with the first suggestion of any worry in his voice. Was there something dark in his past? Was he afraid I had found out?

“The newest student, just one day old, in fact.”

“Oh. I see. And that necessitates what sort of expectations? Shyness? Insecurity? Timidity?”

“For most normal people, I suppose.”

“Well, now you know something important about me,” he replied.

“Which is?”

“I’m not like most normal people. Is that bad?” he quickly followed.

I felt like I was playing verbal ping-pong over the phone, but I couldn’t stop. “Maybe I’m the one who’s shy, insecure, and timid.”

“Something tells me you’re not like most normal people, either. Actually, most of the boys in school I’ve spoken to would never accuse you of being shy or timid. If anything, you’ve got them spinning on their heels. A few are actually afraid of you.”

“Afraid? Why?”

“They think you have devious ways of embarrassing them. Although I haven’t seen you in action yet, my guess is you do.”

“First, I don’t believe any of them used the word ‘devious.’ ”

He laughed. “Free translation,” he said. “You don’t want to hear the exact words.”

“No, I don’t. Even if I did have ‘devious’ ways to embarrass them, I haven’t found any of them to be worth the effort, not that it would take all that much effort,” I said. Now I was the one sounding arrogant, but it annoyed me to hear that I was the topic of conversation among those boys and that the conversation was mostly negative, even nasty.

“Maybe they’re lucky, then.” He paused and then added, “Don’t be so harsh. All of them are not that bad.”

“You can make that sort of judgment after only one day talking to them?”

“They’re not that complicated,” he said.

“Now I’ve learned a second important thing about you.”

“Which is?”

“You’re a little snobby. Maybe a lot.”

“And you’re not? None of them is even worth taking the time to embarrass them, not that it would take that much?”

I probably should have said good-bye and hung up, but I laughed instead. “Touché,” I replied.

“Touché? You don’t actually fence, do you? I wouldn’t want to end up with a sword in my chest. Do you?” he asked when I was silent too long.

“No. My most dangerous weapons are—”

“Your words. I know. I have nicks and tears all over my ego.

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