Saved by the Celebutante by Kirsty McManus

Author:Kirsty McManus [McManus, Kirsty]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-24T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

We pass through the front gate and hand over our lanyards. The guard looks at us a bit strangely but seems to be okay with the fact that we’re leaving the lot by foot. That is, until his walkie-talkie starts squawking. He listens while eyeing us suspiciously. I glance at Gia anxiously.

“Run,” she whispers. I don’t argue. We both break into a sprint.

“Hey!” The security guard yells. We ignore him and keep running.

“Do you think he’s called the police?” I puff as we continue down the road.

“I hope not.”

We duck into a narrow alleyway and catch our breath. Gia bursts out laughing. “Hopefully if I ever see Peter Carson again, he won’t ask me about this,” she says.

“So, are you sure you want to go to the festival?”

“Yes! I’ll call Mom now.” She takes out her phone and calls a number.

I wander back out to the main street to give Gia a little privacy and also to check that no one is following us. It doesn’t appear so. I breathe a sigh of relief. I can’t believe we might be about to go to the Earth & Fire Festival! I consider myself fairly liberal, but Earth & Fire is a bit extreme, even for me. For seven days each year, thousands of people meet up in the middle of the desert to live without the constraints of modern society. That means a lot of sex, drugs and God knows what else. Apparently. For all I know, it’s nothing like that. I actually don’t know anyone who has ever been and I’ve never properly researched it.

I start wondering if Gia has really thought this through properly. As far as I’m aware, you have to take everything you need to survive for a week in the desert, including food, water and shelter. Does she mean for us to buy a tent and all the stuff that goes along with it? I can’t imagine that would be cheap, and I’d feel obliged to pay at least half the bill seeing as it’s my fault we’re in this predicament in the first place.

If only Corey had signed those damn apartment sale papers, I would feel more comfortable about spending money. I have no idea what my future holds, but if I’m going to move out of Brad’s, I’ll need to pay for moving costs, and possibly a deposit on a new place.

Gia creeps up on me and I don’t notice she’s there until she’s practically breathing over my shoulder.

“Oh, you scared me. How did it go?” I ask.

She looks defeated. “Not good.”

“How come?”

“Mom said she can only look after the kids for the next day or two. I didn’t know, but she’s booked a trip away for this weekend with a bunch of girlfriends.”

“Oh, that’s a shame. I guess that’s that then. We should probably leave by tomorrow morning at the latest if you want to give her some time to go home and pack before she leaves.”

“Listen, I’ve got an idea…”

I know what she’s going to say before she even says it.

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