Six Months Later by Natalie D. Richards

Author:Natalie D. Richards
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-07-22T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I stumble into the library parking lot, skidding to a cartoonlike halt when a familiar Mustang pulls in. Déjà vu washes over me as I watch the car track through the parking lot, headed straight for me.

Just like it did that first night at the school. The night I woke up.

I blink as he parks the car, my feet turning to lead weights at the ends of my legs. How? How did he know I was here? Because it has to be me. No way did Blake just happen to decide to visit the library for the first time in years today.

I think of the text on his phone, the books in my room, and most of all, the way he looked at me at Trixie’s Diner. None of that would mean much of anything if his dad didn’t have his hands in all of this. The engine turns off, and I feel adrenaline pumping through me as the truth hits with bone-rattling force. Blake is following me.

The car door opens, and I clench my hands into tight fists. I can’t run. If I run, he’ll know I figured him out. And I don’t want him to know that yet.

Blake is just stepping out when another car pulls into the parking lot. It’s a really old black Camaro, engine grumbling in a menacing way. The paint is beyond dull, almost gray instead of black, and that almost makes it more intimidating.

It grinds to a halt in the spot next to the Mustang. I see Blake’s face turn dark just seconds before Adam opens the door.

Oh my God, they both knew. They both somehow knew I’d be here, and they’re here and I’m trapped.

Adam pulls a book bag and a stack of library books out of the passenger seat, and I manage a breath. Okay. Okay, stop being paranoid. Adam happens to be at the library. And Blake—

Yeah, no, Blake is stalking me.

My thoughts cut off into nothingness as Adam looks up, meeting my eyes with surprise and then noticing Blake moving toward me. I try to convey how uncomfortable—screw uncomfortable, how terrified—I am with my eyes.

And I watch, holding my breath as Adam shoulders his pack…and heads right past me.

“Chloe, we should talk,” Blake says, sparing a final glance at Adam’s form.

I shake my head, swallowing hard. “I don’t want to talk.”

I can still see Adam making his way toward the door. He’s just going to leave me here when it’s clear as day I’m a damsel in some pretty freaking serious distress! Unbelievable.

“I could drive you home,” Blake says, voice sweet but eyes hard. “Just give me ten minutes.”

“I really don’t want to talk,” I say, voice cracking. “I told you I need some time.”

Adam’s almost at the door. Maybe he’s moving slower or maybe I’m just wishing for that. But if he doesn’t stop moving altogether, I’m going to be alone out here in about two seconds.

“Be reasonable, Chloe. It’s not safe to walk all the way home,” Blake says, and he’s closing the distance between us.

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