Specter: Circuit Series Book One by Dailey Lacey

Author:Dailey, Lacey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

16

Sage

She was all sorts of giddy. She could do absolutely nothing to contain her smile, and I knew she was only seconds from squealing in delight. I wasn’t sure how old Julie was. Older than me by at least ten years, but she often acted like a sixteen-year-old when it came to me and my so-called successes.

“So, you and Wren have been hanging out?” She did her best to act neutral but it was such a failed effort. She was losing so bad, I didn’t even want to give her a participation ribbon.

“Yeah, every Monday and Wednesday for the last two weeks.”

“And why am I just now hearing about it?”

I shrugged. “Didn’t want to tell you.”

“You didn’t want to tell me or you hesitated because you thought something would go wrong and it would be taken from you?”

Damn.

“Why do you have to ask all the hard questions, huh?” I laid down on my back, gazing at the ceiling with my sunshine pillow on my chest. “Can’t you just keep freaking out like a mom who’s kid just made their first friend?”

“I’m not freaking out, Sage. I’m expressing excitement. I’m obscenely proud of you.”

“You are?” I turned my head, shifting my gaze from the ceiling to her. She set her notepad on her lap and crossed her legs. She looked fabulous, as always, in a pair of navy blue high-waisted trousers that flared at her ankles and a tight white blouse. “Why?”

“Because you’ve been reluctant to get close to anyone since you’ve been home. And you’ve not only found a friend, you’ve found someone you’ve slowly been opening up to.”

“I wouldn’t say I’m opening up to him. We play video games and Monopoly. We don’t braid each other's hair and tell secrets.”

“Yet, you’ve told Wren more than you’ve ever told anybody.”

I shrugged and refused to make my time with Wren a big deal. I wasn’t ready to admit to her or even myself that the time I’ve spent with Wren is a big deal. Admitting it means analyzing it and asking all the questions that require all the hard answers. I was not ready to do that. What happens when a question led me to an answer I did not like?

"Do your parents know you've been visiting Wren?"

"Nope. The American Girl Doll method works wonders."

She sighed. "Sage, I do not agree with that."

"I do not care. It works for me right now. I don't want them to ask questions or worry them. I'll tell them eventually."

"And what will you tell them?"

I shrugged. "Don't know."

“You seem reluctant to talk about Wren.”

“Gee. Good observation.”

“And now you’re being defensive.”

“Julie, I just don’t want to discuss him.”

“Why?”

She was not going to let this go. No matter how much I avoided it. No matter how good I’d become at deflecting, she would keep pressing, going around in circles until I cracked.

It wasn’t something she normally did. And that told me this was already a big deal.

“Because I enjoy spending time with Wren. And then you’re gonna

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