The Haunting of Renegade X by Chelsea M. Campbell

Author:Chelsea M. Campbell [Campbell, Chelsea M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: action adventure, contemporary fantasy, young adult, coming of age, teen fiction, family drama, Superheroes, novella
Publisher: Golden City Publishing
Published: 2016-01-24T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

I TAKE BACK WHAT I said earlier. Getting in this elevator was definitely the stupidest thing we’ve done all night. Possibly in our entire lives, which are about to end.

I feel like I don’t weigh anything. This is so much worse than falling off the top of the building. At least then I could see how much farther I had before I hit the ground. And of course I could fly. Just barely, but it was enough to save myself. It won’t help here, like Pete said, plus, even if it would, it wouldn’t help Riley.

He’s going to die because of me.

He’s going to die thinking I’m a bad person, and hating me for how I treated Sarah. And maybe I deserve that. Maybe Pete’s right about me, and I did ruin things between us. But I’m not going to let that happen with Riley.

“Perkins, I—”

A horrible screeching sound of metal on metal interrupts me and fills my ears as the elevator’s brakes kick in, trying to slow us down. It’s the worst sound I’ve ever heard. The whole elevator shakes, like it’s going to fall apart. I don’t feel weightless anymore, and the change in speed slams both me and Riley to the floor. I lie down, bracing myself for impact, and hold my breath until my lungs ache. Riley does the same.

It’s not slowing fast enough. We’re going to hit the ground. We’re going to hit the ground.

And then—

We don’t. The elevator stops moving. The brakes stop screeching.

“Just kidding,” Pete says, and there’s this manic edge in his voice that makes me think it took effort for him not to kill us. “You didn’t think you’d get off that easy, did you?”

I pick myself up off the floor. I’m covered in sweat, and all my muscles are trembling. My heart’s beating way too fast. But I’m alive. And so is Riley.

“Nah,” Pete goes on. “After everything you’ve done to me, where’s the fun in that?”

The elevator starts moving up again.

He’s going to drop us over and over, until the brakes stop working or he makes a mistake. Or until he decides he’s had enough. And then we’re both dead. But that’s assuming I don’t freak out, go all electric, and accidentally obliterate Riley first.

And all that because luring me here and trying to kill my friends wasn’t good enough the first time. He had to come back from the dead and try to do it again. Anger and hatred burn in my chest. Lightning washes over my skin.

“You can throw me down as many times as you want, Pete, but it won’t change the facts!”

“Us,” Riley says. “You’re going to get us both killed.”

“Kat liked me better! She never even saw you that way!”

The elevator shakes. Pete’s voice is a low growl. “Watch your mouth.”

“It’s been years, and you still can’t stop whining about it? That’s just sad.”

Riley glares at me. “Will you shut the hell up?!”

“This isn’t about Kat,” Pete says. “This is about you. And I’d listen to your.

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