The Homecoming by Russell Alan

Author:Russell, Alan [Russell, Alan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
ISBN: 9781477820087
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00

Tiffany glanced at the display on her cell phone. She hadn’t heard it ring, but could see someone had left her a message. The caller, she was pleased to see, was Luke Hart. Maybe he had come to the correct conclusion that surfing shouldn’t be his first priority.

She listened to the message, and at first didn’t follow what she was hearing. Michael Pierce was saying, “Dude, my sister’s not right for you. The truth is that she’s kind of messed up right now.”

It’s a butt-dial, she realized. Tiffany listened closely and heard Michael say: “You got to keep this between us, bro.”

“You know I will.”

“You can’t tell your parents or anyone.”

“I promise I won’t tell anyone.”

“Stella’s explanation for being gone these last seven years is that she was off with aliens, and I’m not talking the illegal kind. I’m talking E.T.”

Oh my God, thought Tiffany. This was better than she could have imagined. For a few seconds she couldn’t hear what Michael and Luke were saying, but then the sound improved.

“The shrink says Stella’s story about aliens is a defense mechanism,” said Michael. “He also says Stella is probably clinging to it because it allows her to avoid thinking about what really happened to her. What it boils down to, he’s pretty sure, is that Stella is repressing a lot of bad crap.”

“That sucks,” said Luke.

Then the message was over. Tiffany played back the recording.

Wait until the Y-Girls hear this, she thought.

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