The Glass Wall (Return of the Ancients Book 1) by Madison Adler & Carmen Caine

Author:Madison Adler & Carmen Caine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: myths, young adult, magic, science, teen fiction juvenile, fairies, Fiction, Romance, legends extraterrestrial beings, action, fairy, adventure fantasy
Publisher: Bento Box Books
Published: 2013-12-18T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen - More Hints

Samantha asked me to work a few hours the next day, but first I had to listen to her “Keep Your Grades Up” speech.

“The instant your grades go downhill is the instant you lose this job!” she threatened, frowning at me. “So, do you promise to make your schoolwork a priority? You can’t get far in this world without a proper education.”

“I know,” I said. “I promise.” I wondered if she gave that speech to everyone, or if she’d been talking to Betty. But I felt guilty even thinking that. Betty would never betray me. Samantha probably just said that to everyone.

“Ok, then.” She nodded, apparently satisfied. “I have several appointments for custom orders tonight that I need you to take. I’ve got to run and inspect the new kitchen that I had to rent to fill Jareth’s orders.” She pointed to the order sheets pinned onto the bulletin board and walked away.

I went to the bulletin board and looked at the orders that I’d written down for Jareth. I saw the words “Paid in Full” stamped across the top and noticed everything had come to a total of $78,300.23. I also noticed Samantha’s writing on the margin. She’d crossed out “Jareth Sucks” and had replaced it with just “Jareth”. I smiled, knowing he’d be disappointed with her change.

I sighed. The entire day I had experienced a sense of loss every time I thought of either Rafael or Jareth. It was kind of funny. I was going to miss them when they were gone.

I gathered the catering binder and order pad and headed to the front of the store. A quick glance around revealed neither Jareth nor Rafael. I sighed again. My life was teetering toward boredom already.

My first customer turned out to be Reese. She flagged me down as I headed toward the back table to set up my temporary station.

“I need to change my order, Sydney. Get over here and write it down,” she snapped rudely.

I walked to her table, wondering why she was here when Jareth and Rafael were not. It was then that I noticed she looked decidedly peeved. So did her friends.

“I have to move my party out a few days.” Reese pouted.

“I really don’t see why,” one of her friends inserted. “She was just an old lady.”

“I know! I mean, it wasn’t like it wasn’t expected.” Reese rolled her eyes. “And, I’ve been planning this party for so long.”

“What happened?” I asked curiously.

“My Aunt Melody died.” Reese appeared extremely put out.

I caught my breath. Dead? Surely, Jareth and Rafael hadn’t killed her. I shook my head. No, that couldn’t be. I’d only seen the empty wheelchair, though. I couldn’t suppress a shiver. Maybe they were more dangerous than I thought.

“You’re so weird, Sydney.” Reese looked at me in disgust. “You’re always spacing out. Don’t you pay attention to anything going on around you?”

I looked at her and she suddenly reminded me of one of Betty’s clueless chickens. She wasn’t even worth getting upset over.

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