Sun Poisoned (The Sunshine Series) by Rae Nikki

Author:Rae, Nikki [Rae, Nikki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-27T00:00:00+00:00

I find my brother by the merch table, which has a crowd around it, but it’s quickly thinning. A girl with red dreadlocks and a septum ring is talking to Jade from inside the booth; something about what shirts will be available on tour in a few weeks.

Jade turns when he sees me and encloses me in a huge hug, even for my brother. “There you are” he says. “We’ve been looking for you.”

“Sorry,” I say over the people talking in line, indicating my sweaty skin. “Had to clean up a little.” I start looking around for Laura and Stevie. “You guys want to come get pancakes with us?”

Jade checks his phone. “At two AM?” he asks in a mock-parental tone. “You really are turning into a rock star.”

I laugh, just happy to be around my brother for a change and having a normal conversation without worrying if I’m going to split in half.

But that all changes once I spot Stevie and Laura. And who they’re talking to.

Just one look at Myles, not even a foot away from us, holding a conversation with Stevie and my sister like there’s nothing wrong makes my chest ache even more. Like he can hear my pulse booming in my ears, Myles’ eyes dart up in our direction. That’s all I can take.

“You know what,” I say. “I’m just going to go home instead.”

With that, I turn and make my way toward the exit, people moving aside; a few say that I did a good job, but I can’t concentrate on that.

I can feel Myles’ eyes on my back the entire three minutes it takes to sift through the line of people leaving, but I make sure I get lost enough in them that I don’t let him follow me out of the club. I don’t tell Honus that I’m not going to be able to make it to the after party pancake celebration, I don’t say goodbye to Trei or Boo, and I’m not planning on saying goodbye to Jade or Stevie or Laura, but Jade catches my arm just as I reach the street.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” he asks.

“Nothing.” I hadn’t realized he was following me. “I’m just tired and I want to go home.”

I know he doesn’t believe me, and I catch him glance back inside. The door has stayed open with the steady stream of people leaving through it.

“You sure you’re okay?” he asks.

“Yeah. It’s nothing.”

“You two fighting?”

It would probably be stupid to lie, because he would know if I was lying anyway. But I don’t want to fess up to it either. I just shrug, feeling nauseous and dizzy and not wanting to be here anymore.

“Okay,” Jade says, picking up on the fact that I can’t give him an answer. “I’ll call you tomorrow?”

I’m about to nod when he hugs me. “Good show tonight, Sunshine.”

“Thanks,” I barely say back before I turn to walk away.

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