Spiral (Spiral Series) by Edwards Maddy

Author:Edwards, Maddy [Edwards, Maddy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-07-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen - Natalie

A fission of warmth spread through me, but for once it wasn’t because I was going to see Jackson. It was because Pierce was coming. I didn’t want to admit it, but I was looking forward to weeding with him at Mrs. Tiger’s. Even that sentence sounded ridiculous in my head, but I didn’t care.

Jill and Maxie had gone home to change, and I was lying on my bed in my room, reading to pass the time. It was hard to focus on my book when so much was going on, but I was trying.

My dad was be in for a shock when a guy showed up that I hadn’t known since I was little, but my dad always took everything in stride. I hoped he understood. Maxie liked Pierce, of course, but she liked every cute guy, and Jill was willing to tolerate him, which was the best I could hope for from Jill at this point.

I sighed, trying to ease the tension that had been building in my shoulders and neck. I rolled from left to right on my pillows, but I couldn’t get comfortable. My birthday was always upsetting. I knew that tonight when I went to sleep there would be the Snake Man with the dead eyes waiting for me, and I was dreading it. It didn’t matter how much fun I had at dinner. Misery waited to welcome me when I closed my eyes.

My friends’ suggestion that the nightmares might stop this year had been wrong. I didn’t want to tell them how bad it was getting, but it was becoming unbearable.

The trouble was, it felt so real. Like the time last week when I had gotten yelled at in class for not switching off my phone, or the time when I lost my dad’s wallet, it felt like it was really happening.

I wanted to talk to Jackson, because he was the only one who knew about everything, but with him MIA these days I had been entirely on my own.

Anger at Jackson for ditching me was a hot sieve in my mind. I just needed to graduate and get away from here, then maybe everything would be okay.

“Nat, your friends are here,” my dad called, interrupting my thoughts. I tumbled off of my bed and raced downstairs. Jill and Maxie had come back together, with Jill wearing a long black skirt, a tank top, and her combat boots. Maxie looked the exact opposite in short jeans and a cute sweater.

“Hey,” said Maxie, giving me a hug as she came in. She was carrying a present wrapped in yellow paper. “Where should I put this?”

I directed her to a side table in the kitchen. Closing the door behind them once they were inside, I caught a whiff of the fresh spring air just starting to mix with the twilight. The vivid colors, of trees just turned green against the pink and blue sky, made me think of hills and running, but I wasn’t sure why.

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