The Edge of Darkness by Melissa Andrea

Author:Melissa Andrea [Andrea, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-04-30T14:00:00+00:00

Araya

Eighteen

I was walking around in my own little shimmery bubble the next morning, and it was nice and quiet for a change.

Last night had ended way too perfect to let the earlier part of the night get to me. I was never going to be a part of their world and I didn’t want to. I wanted to prove to Ryland that I could, but he didn’t fit into that world any more than I did.

Today was my official date with Ryland, and it was the reason for my dreamy sigh and silly grin. It was also the reason for the unwanted attention, I realized too late, I brought upon myself. Reality was a slap in the face when my blissful little bubble was popped.

“What’s gotten into you?” Nina’s voice was as sharp as a pin and I became gravity’s cruel and twisted joke.

My face took on its usually bleak appearance, and in my typical monotone, I answered her question. “Nothing.”

I knew it was brave to add in the slight attitude, but I couldn’t help it. She was so hot and cold lately. I didn’t know what side of her I was going to get each morning.

She’d been so different since setting me up with Careless. She was practically never short or impatient with me. It was almost scary how easy it was for her to just switch. Occasionally I would catch her in a bad mood and today that mood seemed to be magnified by a hundred. I didn’t want her to ruin what today was about.

I turned toward the kitchen to avoid looking in her direction. I knew she was watching me closely now and it didn’t help that I’d been cleaning the same spot on the table for the last five minutes.

I knew her eyes would be narrowed into slits so thin they were practically closed, her lips pinched in a tight line, making her look older than she really was. Nina was one of those people they invented the phrase misery loves company for. She managed to kill any bit of happiness in the people that surrounded her, and I, her flesh and blood, was no exception.

As far back as I could remember, she’d always been this way, but I had no idea why, and honestly, I couldn’t find it in myself to care anymore. She didn’t exactly inflict warm and fuzzy feelings in other people, and maybe if she wasn’t so unpleasant, I might actually feel sorry for her.

I couldn’t imagine it was easy carrying that much anger around. I’d learned to ignore it, but over the last few weeks, she was actually pleasant and it had become easier to soften toward her. If I stayed on her good side, my life was bearable. However, this morning, I’d messed with the hornets’ nest and her sting was lethal.

She’d gotten up from the table and was right on my heels. When I turned around, I had to lean back so we didn’t touch noses.

“That silly little smile says otherwise.

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