Tears of the Broken (Dark Secrets) by A.M. Hudson

Author:A.M. Hudson [Hudson, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: A.M Hudson
Published: 2011-11-27T04:30:00+00:00

The bright morning greeted me with a light, airy feeling, and the awakening floral scent of frangipanis sent shivers of normality through my chest. I must remember to sneak into Mr. Herman’s garden and pick a few before he wakes up tomorrow morning. Of course, that would mean getting out of bed on time. If I hadn’t stayed up so late last night like a pathetic schoolgirl with a crush, I mightn’t have slept through my alarm. Hm, hang on; I am a pathetic schoolgirl with a crush. I shrugged and closed the front door behind me—a little quieter than usual. I don’t want Vicki to know how late I am.

The last of the minivan parade sped past my dad’s house as I reached the edge of the driveway, and the glowing heat of the sun warmed my skin while the sight of David warmed my whole day.

Completely distracted, as usual, he didn’t even see me walk out. Perhaps he can’t get the scent of Mr. Herman’s garden out of his mind long enough to look at anything else. Well, that might be my first thought if he didn’t look so…worried. No one else would notice. He’s like me—good at painting on a fake smile—but it’s in his eyes I see the truth.

Maybe I can kidnap him today—force him to talk to me about his problems. Pah, yeah right. He hasn’t even told me his middle name. I doubt he’ll tell me why he’s so vacant all the time.

As I cleared the windbreak of the porch, the morning breeze blew in from the east, sweeping the dewy scent of roses in on its back. My hair circled my face and tickled the bare skin around the straps of my red sundress. I closed my eyes and lost myself in the tingly sensation.

“Ara! Look out!”

My eyes shot open and the windshear of a speeding car nearly sucked me onto the road, but a hand gripped my arm and yanked me from the edge of the curb. “Jeeze, Ara?” Sam dropped my arm. “What the hell were you thinking?”

I looked away from Sam, across the road, to David. We stared at each other for a wordless second—which felt like minutes. I swallowed hard and blinked. One more step and I would’ve been under that car. “Whoa, I—” My gaze fell on Sam’s furiously red face. “Sorry, Sam. That car wasn’t there when I started crossing.”

“I know.” He watched the beaten-up old bomb scream around the corner—smoke billowing out from its exhaust. “He came out of nowhere.”

“Sam.” A smile spread over my shock. “You just saved my life.”

“David. How come you didn’t see that?” Sam looked over my shoulder just as warm hands clasped my waist; David spun me into him, ignoring Sam. “Man, you were looking right at her.”

“Are you okay?” David asked in a soft whisper, cupping my cheek in his hand, lowering his face to mine.

“Mm-hm.” I nodded.

“I—” He shook his head and looked at Sam, cradling my cheek against the indent at the centre of his chest.

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