The Season of You & Me by Robin Constantine

Author:Robin Constantine
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-03-15T19:00:00+00:00

Are you okay?

I’m mad at you!

How could you not tell me about Sugar Rush NATE!!!???

Deetz!!!

Crap. It was my turn to ghost her.

After we got Hunter’s slush we moved to the side of the building where there was an overhang. It was a tight squeeze, but we managed. The rain didn’t look like it would ever let up.

Call me.

I couldn’t. Could I? What purpose would it serve?

“I think my ’brella would cover us.”

“Doubtful. It’ll let up soon.”

A horn beeped, then the car flashed its high beams. Someone waved frantically, but I couldn’t see a face.

“Is that for you?” the guy next to us asked.

“No,” I said, but suddenly the door opened and a bright-blue umbrella fanned out as a person stepped from the car.

Tori.

“Do you want a ride?” she asked.

“Yes!” Hunter declared.

“Wait there,” she said, coming over. Hunter grabbed her hand. I followed. “No, stay, I’ll come back.”

“It’s okay, I’m drenched already.”

We walked to the car. She opened the rear door for Hunter, then reached in and handed me a bright-orange beach towel with tropical flowers on it. I wrapped it around my shoulders.

“At least it’s something,” she said. “Get in.”

She held the umbrella up over my head as I ducked into the front seat. The car was small and smelled faintly of stale smoke. A faded air freshener in the shape of a pineapple hung from the rearview mirror. A monster slush sat in the cup holder. This was definitely not Tori’s car.

She climbed in, folded the umbrella, and tucked it in the well behind the front seat.

“Are you buckled in, Hunter?”

“Yep. I usually need a booster,” he said.

“Buddy, special circumstances, okay? We’re only going a few blocks. You know where Ocean Whispers is?”

Tori nodded as she put the car in reverse and guided us out of the spot with ease.

“Thanks,” I said.

“Don’t mention it.”

I pointed at the big cup. “You don’t seem like the gallon-of-slush type.”

She laughed. “I’ll take that as a compliment. Yeah, that’s for Nick. He’s finally going to give his slush a name; he’s throwing a party at Sip N’ Freeze and everything.”

“Wait . . . his slush?”

“You must be the only person he hasn’t told, then—they named a slush after him. Up until now it’s been called the Nick Bardot. Pineapple with a cinnamon swirl.”

“He must like slush.”

“There are four places you can find my brother these days. The cove, the rec center, our house, or Sip N’ Freeze. This mix was his favorite last summer. I think he ordered one every day.”

“Well, that’s something, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, achievement unlocked.”

“My favorite is blue raspberry,” Hunter said from the back.

“Yeah, I can see that, Blue Lips,” Tori said.

We pulled up to Ocean Whispers a few moments later. Dad was on the porch. I reached for the door handle.

“Cass, wait, can we talk a minute?” Tori asked.

“Um, sure. Hunter, will you tell Dad I’ll be, like, five minutes?”

“Yep!” Hunter juggled the slush and his umbrella, pretty much a disaster waiting to happen. I watched as he teetered up the paved path to the front door.

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