Scarlett Promise (The Scarletts by Brenda Barrett

Author:Brenda Barrett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: drama, family, second chances, multicultural romance, jamaican romance, jamaican book, contemporary christian, clean and wholesome, book set in jamaica
Publisher: Brenda Barrett

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Lisa scarfed down the dinner that was sent over from the hotel. Swimming had opened her appetite. She should have eaten with Nathan before she got back but she hadn't been hungry then. Now she was.

While she was eating like a lone survivor from a wilderness prison, Madison and Ricky were barely touching theirs.

Ricky was chewing absentmindedly, like he had a lot on his mind, and Madison was watching her with suppressed loathing.

"What did I do?" Lisa asked aloud.

Madison jumped. "Why do you ask?"

Ricky ignored them. He was still slowly and methodically chewing his food as if she had not spoken.

"You are giving me the evil eye," Lisa pointed out. "Like if you had a knife you'd stick it in my neck."

"No I wasn't," Madison said weakly and unconvincingly. She looked back in her plate and avoided looking at Lisa after that.

Something was definitely wrong, Lisa concluded.

"This house is so depressing. The two of you are like zombies."

Ricky finally swallowed and looked at her. "I have an idea."

"What?" Lisa asked.

"I think we should go to church tonight. Sit at the back."

"Church?" Madison was the first one to sputter.

"I am bushed but I'll go." Lisa shrugged. "I did promise God that I would serve him if he got me..." She looked over at Madison, who was hanging on her every word.

"If he got me out of a certain situation."

Ricky raised a brow. "You did?"

"Yes." Lisa inhaled. "I said I would serve him. I said I would go back to school and I would..."

She dared not say that she had also promised that she would work for her money in an honest way. Madison would have a field day with that. She sensed how much Madison disliked her. No need to be adding fuel to the fire.

"Good then, it’s always good to keep your promises." Ricky rubbed his chin. "The good ones, at any rate."

" I agree." Lisa nodded.

"I made no such promise." Madison snorted. She put down her napkin. "I am going for a walk." She excused herself from the table and headed up the stairs.

"What's wrong with her?" Lisa asked, looking at Ricky.

"She is jealous of you." Ricky frowned. "Don't tell me you can't see that? You went out with Nathan Cross. I am sure that it has not escaped your notice that she likes him."

"No, it didn't," Lisa shrugged, "but she said she had a high school crush. I didn't know she would be so emotional about it. Nathan said for a very brief while four years ago he kissed her."

Ricky chuckled. "But we are talking about feelings here, Lisa. Feelings linger. They fester. They make you do unspeakable things, especially if they are unrequited."

"What do you know about feelings?" Lisa asked.

"I don't know." Ricky forked some food and put it near his mouth and then put it back down.

"I don't know, isn't that something? But then again, I never loved anyone but myself and maybe Francine...Before I was crippled and functioned properly, I had some lustful connections. Can't call that love.

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