Sold to the Prince of the Meldanians by Hollie Hutchins

Author:Hollie Hutchins [Hutchins, Hollie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

The next two hours Amelia spent with the phone glued to her ear. She called her family’s house first, and Lia picked up. She started crying the second Amelia said hello. They talked for a long time, both of them giving full updates on everything that happened the last month or so. For every question Amelia asked her little sister, Lia had three to ask in return. Amelia had to keep curbing the conversation back to District Eight and away from her current situation— which was getting harder and harder to sugarcoat. She didn’t like lying to her siblings, but she felt now wasn’t the best time to reveal this might be the last discussion sheand Lia ever have. There is just no good way to tell a person that.

“What’s been going on at home?” Amelia asked, darting yet another question about life in Meldania. “How is everyone?”

“It’s funny you should ask,” said Lia. “Everything has actually been pretty good. After you went missing, mom and dad were actually really worried. They looked for you for weeks. Once the officials said they should probably give up hope, they both sobered up and stopped going out.”

“They what?” Amelia nearly dropped the phone. “No way.”

“It’s true,” said Lia. “They sat all of us down and told us how sorry they were. They said they wanted to change, to get better, so that we can be a family again. It’s only been a month, so none of us are holding our breath or anything. Lord knows this isn’t the first time they’ve tried to clean up their acts. I will say though, this time it does feel different.”

A bewildering wave of emotions washed over Amelia in that moment. She could hear the hope in her sister’s voice, and for a moment, she felt it too. But not a second later was that hope replaced by a cocktail mix of envy and doubt, with a guilt-ridden garnish. She was angry that her parents suddenly decided to be decent people after she was gone, and she wasn’t convinced these new attitudes were here to stay.

“I wish you were here,” Lia said, bringing Amelia back from her spiral. “Are you coming home soon?”

“I don’t know.” Amelia sighed. “I will know soon, though.”

“Can I tell everyone you’re alive?”

“If you want.” Amelia released a small laugh. “Unless you think that might change things. Maybe mom and dad will go back to their old ways if they know I’m still around to clean up their messes for them.”

Her sister was quiet on the other line. Amelia knew she might have crossed a line. Just because she was cynical, didn’t mean she had to dash Lia’s hopes.

“I’m sure they will be happy to hear the news,” Amelia added. “You should tell them. Listen, I have to go. There is someone else I need to call.”

“Okay.” Lia’s voice was full of disappointment. “Will you call tomorrow?”

“I’ll try.”

“Bye, Ame.”

“Bye, sis.”

Amelia put the phone back on the hook and sat down on her bed.

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