Save Me by Jenny Elliott

Author:Jenny Elliott [Elliott, Jenny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Paranormal
Google: UGD2AwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 9781250061799
Barnesnoble: 9781250061799
Goodreads: 20944663
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-01-06T05:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-FOUR

Halloween night, Cara woke often and thrashed about during nightmares filled with blonde witches, black-eyed demons, and sea monsters with giant white teeth. Seaside students had Friday off, but rather than staying in bed, she gave up the battle for rest while the sky was still black outside her bedroom window. She might be sleep-deprived, but she had big plans for the day.

After she showered, dressed, and blow-dried her hair, she did a light makeup job, trying to make it look like she hadn’t spent much time on her appearance. When she knew her mom would be awake, she headed downstairs to the family room.

She sat in the armchair next to the love seat.

“What’s wrong?” her mom asked, setting down her crossword puzzle and coffee cup.

Cara adopted a neutral reporter’s tone and expression. “Rachel was hanging out with Mr. Wilson’s stalker last night.”

Her mom blinked and leaned back against the love seat with her hands clasped together in her lap. “Explain.”

Cara relayed most of what had happened, starting with the red car following her and ending with crashing the party, leaving out the parts about Garren making a scene and Amber being the one who followed her. She didn’t want to incriminate Garren and she also didn’t want to emphasize that Amber was stalking both her and David.

Her mom pursed her lips before she spoke. “What I’m hearing is that the stalker Mr. Wilson dated is now targeting teenagers.”

Cara wasn’t sure what to say to that.

Her mom picked up her purse from the floor and pulled out her cell phone. “Liz wasn’t impressed with the psychiatrist I suggested for Rachel. Maybe this will convince her to give him another chance.”

A few seconds after her mom pressed a number on the cell, she said, “Hi, Liz. It’s Mary. I’m sorry to bother you so early.” After explaining all Cara had said, she promised to inform Ms. Clark of anything else they discovered. She ended by strongly suggesting that Rachel attend another session with a psychiatrist.

Her mom hung up and dropped her phone in her purse. “Liz appreciated us letting her know what Rachel’s up to. But I don’t want you doing any more detective duty. Stay away from that stalker, and that house.”

“I will. I promise.” She meant it. The promise seemed like an easy one to keep. Contact with Amber wasn’t something she wanted to initiate. She got up to leave.

“Where are you going?” her mom asked, pointing a finger at the seat of the armchair.

Cara sat back down. “I want to talk to David about this.”

Her mom’s eyes widened. “David?”

Cara didn’t realize she’d slipped until it was too late. She shrugged. “Fine. Mr. Wilson.”

Her mom subjected her to an extralong sideway gaze. “Maybe I should also talk to David.”

That wasn’t a “yes.” It might even have been a veiled threat. She choked back a comment about how she could have opted to talk to David without her mom’s knowledge.

Her mom stared at her for what felt like forever. Cara kept a straight back and maintained eye contact.

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