Seconds Before Sunrise (The Timely Death Trilogy) by Shannon A. Thompson

Author:Shannon A. Thompson [Thompson, Shannon A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEC Stellar Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2014-06-10T00:00:00+00:00

Jessica

“A cab won’t be here for another hour,” Crystal complained, jumping in place as she tightened her coat. The bar was closed, and a misty rain fell from the sky. “I have to go home now.” Her mother had called, and Lola was furious.

Robb hung up his phone. “Zac isn’t answering, but his house isn’t far from here,” he said. “We could walk.”

Crystal groaned, but she wobbled forward. “Fine.”

I didn’t have much of a choice. I followed her, concentrating on my feet. They felt like they secretly consumed alcohol on their own.

Everything looked different. The sidewalks were wider − until a car drove by, then the sidewalks thinned into balance beams. Some lights were dim while others were as bright as the lightning above us. The storm blinded me, and the mist didn’t help. It was making my skin crawl, and I kept grabbing my arm like I was fighting off mosquitos.

“I hate getting my hair wet,” Crystal said as she stomped in front of Robb and me. Her bleached hair had sprung out in tiny waves. I didn’t even know she straightened it.

“Why did you have to wear that?” Robb’s voice glided over my shoulder as his hand landed on my hip.

“Wha—” I looked down, staring at his touch, but I didn’t move away. He was warm in the cold rain.

“You should wear dresses more often,” he continued, and my blush increased the liquor’s heat I was already feeling.

“I told her that a long time ago,” Crystal joined the conversation, but she didn’t seem to notice Robb’s touch. She was too busy tying her hair into a bun. We continued to walk behind her, and she whined about Zac’s house the entire time. Her feelings for him had magically returned now that bartender Jeff wasn’t around.

A screeching noise made her stop talking. A two-door Mercedes parked at the curb, and the window sprang down to reveal a blonde woman. “What the hell are you doing?” she asked, and I recognized her as soon as I saw her glare land on Robb.

Linda.

Robb stepped away from me. “We were walking to Zac’s, but—”

“He’s busy,” Linda cut him off.

His chest sank. “Great.”

“Now what?” Crystal groaned.

Robb sauntered up to Linda’s vehicle. “Linda—” He didn’t have to ask.

“I can only fit one person at a time,” she sighed, dragging her manicured nails through her hair. They looked like claws.

“Me first,” Crystal volunteered, running to the other side. She was sitting in the passenger seat before I realized it. Time was moving too fast.

Linda’s glower was the first thing I saw clearly. “I’ll be back for you in fifteen,” she said, but it didn’t sound nice. It sounded like she was coming back to fight me.

Her Mercedes shrilled as she skidded into a U-turn and disappeared.

Robb sighed. “Ignore her.”

“What is with you two anyway?” I asked, surprised by the harshness of my tone. I was no longer able to hold back what I was thinking.

Robb’s brown eyes were wide, but they squinted when he looked away.

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