The Death of My First Assignment (Death Series) by Ami Urban

Author:Ami Urban [Urban, Ami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Irish Anonymous
Published: 2014-01-07T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“What jerks,” I mumbled to myself as I sidestepped two students who’d decided the hallway was the best place to rough-house. Apparently, Serena was less possessive of her car than her shoes, so she allowed me to borrow it while I sought out “sky diving class locations”.

Okay, so maybe she hadn’t given in without a fight. And that was why I was headed to Kevin’s classroom after our free period bell had rung.

“Hey, how’s it goin’?” Kevin stood from his desk.

“I was just about to go talk to some skydiving instructors,” I said, gesturing over my shoulder with Serena’s car keys.

“I thought you wanted to take Serena with you.” He cocked a dark eyebrow.

“Yeah... She, um...would only let me borrow her car if I promised you’d buy her lunch today.”

I felt terrible for lying to him, but I had to have some sort of solid excuse for going out without my first assignment.

I just hoped he wouldn’t see past my thoughts about bunny rabbits and kittens.

“Really? I’m flattered, but... How’s that going to make me look?”

“Like you’ve gone skydiving yourself and you’re giving her pointers. As a teacher,” I said.

He smiled. “All right.”

“How was Andy?” I peered into his eyes.

“Didn’t make any trouble. Didn’t say a word to me or anyone. He just sat in the back of class.”

“Good.”

I started to head toward the door. But before I could get there, he stood and grabbed my wrist. Startled, I turned to find him very, very close to me.

I looked into his serious blue eyes, feeling my stomach do a flip-flop. Was that fear I felt? Or maybe guilt?

A moment later, he must have sensed my thoughts. He let me go and looked to be struggling over his next words.

“Why don’t... Why don’t you and I get something to eat tonight? I… I’ve got some things I need to fill you in on.”

The pitch of his voice was so low it drowned me.

“I… Serena’s taking me out to this club tonight.” Hey, at least I was being honest. “But my Friday night is open. How about then?” I tried my best to give him a genuine smile.

For a moment, he chewed his bottom lip. Then, he plastered on a smile of his own. “Sure thing... It’s a date.”

* * *

It’s a date? Had he really said that? First of all, why would he say something like that? It was a date? No, it couldn’t be a date. Second of all, he used to be my teacher and was, like, six centuries older than me. Okay, maybe his soul was six centuries older. Kevin’s body was only seventy-nine and didn’t look a day over forty. But, to me, age was just a number, so that had little to nothing to do with my feelings.

We did have a lot in common. The man was always there for me, and he had a great personality, nice smile, wonderful...

Okay, but he used to be my teacher. And I wasn’t even eighteen yet.

Therefore, I concluded while stepping off the curb toward Serena’s car, it wasn’t going to be a date.

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