The Ghost of You and Me by Kelly Oram

Author:Kelly Oram [Oram, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
Publisher: Bluefields
Published: 2017-06-19T18:30:00+00:00

I go through my day in a mindless daze. It’s a relief not to be working right alongside Wes, but it’s disappointing at the same time. Whenever I pass him, he meets my gaze with an expression that doesn’t make sense. He’s never been concerned about me before; why should he be now? At least the work I’m doing is easy. I don’t really have to think about much.

“Bailey?”

From the look on Regina’s face, she’s tried to get my attention several times. “I’m sorry, what?”

“I think you have a visitor.” She points toward the floor’s main reception area where Charlotte is standing at the nurses station, fidgeting and watching me with worry. She waves nervously. I’m surprised to see her, but so touched that my eyes gloss over. Seeing my reaction, Regina nods in Charlotte’s direction. “Why don’t you take a ten-minute break?”

I swallow more emotion, grateful for her kindness. “Thanks. I’ll be quick.”

Charlotte meets me halfway and envelops me in a hug without saying anything, as if we’ve been best friends our entire lives. I need the support so badly I squeeze her as hard as I can.

“Julia called and told me everything. I had to come check on you. They’re wretched,” she insists. “I hate them all on your behalf.”

The declaration makes me laugh, and I smile for the first time all day. “Thank you. But if you want to make any friends at school, you might want to sneak out of here before someone hears that you were talking to me. I’m pretty sure this visit could get you on both Trisha’s and Liz’s blacklists.”

Charlotte waves dismissively. “I’ve been on Trisha’s blacklist since the second I showed up at Columbia. Who cares? She’s a nightmare, and Liz is only slightly less awful. I can’t believe they said all that about you last night.”

I shrug. “They were right. It wasn’t what they assume, but there was a kiss. Now the whole school thinks they know what happened, and they’re all going to hate me and blame me as much as Wes does.” I swallow a lump that’s formed in my throat, and my voice starts to shake. “I’m never going to get away from Spencer’s death.”

Charlotte pulls me into her arms and hugs me again. I sink into the embrace.

“Bailey.”

Charlotte and I both jump at the sound of Wes’s voice. I scramble out of Charlotte’s arms and try to smooth out my expression before facing Wes. He rubs his hand over his head as he frowns at me—an action, I’ve decided, he does habitually when he’s frustrated. “What are you talking about?”

When I don’t say anything, Charlotte puts an arm around my shoulders and holds her other hand out to Wes. “She had a bad night, but she’ll be fine. Hi. I’m Charlotte.”

Wes reluctantly pulls his eyes from me to Charlotte, and his eyebrows climb up his forehead. “Charlotte Mitchell?”

It doesn’t surprise me that Wes recognizes Charlotte. He knows everything about football, and especially about his favorite team, which Charlotte’s dad is the star of.

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