Secrets by Kimberly Loth

Author:Kimberly Loth [Loth, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-06-24T23:00:00+00:00

Sunday

The Moonlight cactus is an ugly beast. Its arms are long and skinny, with short stubby spines. But it produces the most beautiful flowers. They are enormous, deep pink blooms. Funny how that happens.

Every day that week, I went to work with Esteban. I learned so much about the saguaro and other cacti. Esteban kept asking if I was bored, but I loved every minute of it. I finally understood Naomi’s obsession with roses. I’d probably be just as insufferable with the cacti.

Occasionally we’d stop at the grocery store on the way home, but I still hadn’t been to town. I’d been in contact with a total of ten people from Tombstone and none of them were Shades. I knew that I wasn’t doing my job, but I was still depressed about being there and about the fact that Jordan hadn’t sent me a single message.

Nan continued to ignore me, which bothered me more than it should have.

On Friday, Esteban met me on the porch with a frown.

“You can’t come with me today. I have a meeting with my boss. She doesn’t have a problem with you coming along on normal days, but on days when I have meetings with her she won’t approve.”

I grimaced. “Can you drop me off in town?”

He smiled. “I can do better than that. Come here.”

I followed him out to the garage.

He removed the cover off a brilliant blue scooter. “It won’t go over forty-five miles per hour, but it will get you around.”

I got my driver’s license earlier this year, but only because Naomi made me. I never used it. Though I was grateful that Esteban gave me a way out.

“Um, I’ve never driven one before.”

“Scooters are easy. Just take is slow. I’m sure you’ll be natural.”

Obviously he never watched me try to ride a bike.

He shoved it forward to undo the kickstand and had me climb on.

He pointed to the things that looked like bike brakes. “These are your brakes. The left one controls the rear wheel and the right one controls the front. Pull both at the same time when you want to stop.” He pointed to the right handle. “This is your throttle. You pull it towards you to give it gas. This little switch next to it will kill the engine. If you ever feel the vehicle going out of control, push this switch and brake.”

He gave me a few more tips on how to get it started. “Now, the time when you are most likely to fall is when you are you going slow. Make sure that when you stop you put both feet on the ground. Give it a spin around the driveway.”

I wobbled a little but it wasn’t too bad. When Esteban felt I was ready, he sent me on my way. I paused at the road to town. Yeah, that was where I needed to go, but in truth I didn’t want to work and the desert called to me. I wanted to get some decent sketching done before it got too hot.

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