Tainted Love by Emma Keene

Author:Emma Keene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Outfox Digital Publishing

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A knock on my door wakes me. I look at my phone, it’s just after six o’clock. I must have fallen asleep after texting Jess without even really trying. A second knock prompts me to get out of bed and walk to the door. I stretch my arms as I walk, which feel kind of sore… which I guess is the result of swimming. I’m going to have to keep at it, but I definitely need to buy a bathing suit first.

I open the door and I’m greeted by Dex, who has a huge smile on his face.

“You ready for dinner?”

“I guess?”

“You don’t sound so sure…”

I blink my eyes a few times to try and wake myself up.

“No, I just woke up.”

Dex laughs and shakes his head.

“Alright, well when you’re awake, why don’t you come downstairs and have dinner with me.”

“Sure.”

He turns and walks toward the stairs.

“Oh and I have a surprise for you,” he says, disappearing downstairs before I can respond.

What does that mean? A surprise? I close the door and sit down on my bed. A thousand thoughts rush through my head, most of them not good. It could be anything… maybe my mom is back or maybe Spencer is over for dinner again…. Those two stick out as the worst. I really hope it’s not either of them.

I close my eyes, take two deep breaths and try to calm myself down. I know that I’m going to have to talk to my mom at some point, that’s inevitable, so there’s not much I can do about that. If it’s Spencer… well… I’m not sure what I’m going to do, I just hope that he doesn’t mention this afternoon to Dex. That would be more than I could take.

I head downstairs and it’s just Dex sitting at the table.

“Are you alright?”

I pull out my chair and sit down.

“Yeah, why?”

“Oh, you just had a look on your face.”

Apparently I’m terrible at hiding my emotions. I flash a smile at Dex and open my bottle of water.

“No, everything is good.”

I drink some water so that I don’t have to say anything else, although I’m really relieved that my mom or Spencer isn’t here. I’m starting to not mind having dinner with Dex as much and the food is always good.

Dex smiles at me and pushes a small brown box across the table. I must have been too preoccupied to notice it when I first sat down.

“What is it?”

“It would spoil the surprise if I told you what it is.”

I reach and grab the box. It feels fairly light, maybe a pound or less. I wonder what the heck it could be. The last thing I wanted was to feel like I owe Dex something, but after the driving lesson this morning and whatever is in the box….

I rip open the box and inside is a new Smartphone. It’s the same brand as my old one, but a newer model.

“I didn’t know this model was out yet.”

“It’s not for another month.

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