Summer of Secrets by Paul Langan

Author:Paul Langan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Townsend Press

“C’mon, we got work to do, cuz! You gotta hang up that phone. ”

Darcy listened as Hakeem yelled something and then spoke to her quickly. “I wish I had more time, Darce, but I gotta go now. I’ll be there this fall. I promise,” he added.

When she hung up the phone, Darcy wiped tears from her eyes. Her first boyfriend was coming back. It was the best news she had all summer, and for a time, she allowed herself to enjoy it. Like a favorite dessert eaten slowly.

The next morning, Darcy woke up totally confused. She heard the sound of women’s voices coming from the living room, and she looked at the clock. It was 8:45, and Darcy didn’t have to be at Scoops until noon. Since the school year ended, Darcy had started sleeping late, especially since the nightmares had begun. She wanted to roll over and go back to sleep, but the sound of the voices made it impossible. Who was talking, she wondered, getting up and heading to the edge of the door.

“I can’t believe you let yourself get into this position again, Mattie. At your age?” Darcy recognized the voice immediately. It was her Aunt Charlotte, Mom’s sister. Charlotte had never liked Dad, and she always acted as if she was somehow better than everyone else. She lived alone in a nice townhouse outside the city, and Darcy couldn’t stand her because she was always judging everything. And in her eyes, Dad, the new house, and even Jamee and Darcy’s behavior never measured up.

“Look, I didn’t ask you to come here today, and if all you’re gonna do is tell me about my mistakes, you can just leave,” Mom said.

“Now you don’t have to get upset. I came here so I could go with you today, and that’s what I’m going to do,” Aunt Charlotte said. “Just because Carl made another mistake and can’t be here doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be. ”

“Charlotte, please!” Mom yelled. “If I knew you were gonna be like this, I wouldn’t have even called you. Now let’s go. I don’t want to be late. ”

Darcy listened as the two women walked out and locked the door behind them. The house was quiet. Jamee’s door was still closed, and Dad was out already. Darcy felt a nervous tremble in her stomach. Something strange was going on.

But what?

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