The Storm Glass (The Glass Sky Series Book 1) by Alexia Purdy

Author:Alexia Purdy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: coming of age, fairytales, scifi fantasy, brothers grimm, steampunk fantasy, teen young adult, fairytale retelling, fantasy teen, teen and ya
Publisher: Lyrical Lit. Publishing

Chapter Eighteen

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The next morning, I watched Clyde walk away with my heart. It was the hardest moment of my life up until that point. Even knowing I had yet to see my parents again and that they might be dead or imprisoned wasn’t as hard as watching Clyde break free from my arms and leave with a group of his men.

Without me.

As he rounded the corner and disappeared, my heart felt like it was going to break. I wished it wouldn’t. I wished nothing were real.

“He’ll be back soon, and I bet there won’t be a day that goes by that he doesn’t think about you.” Megan’s comforting words eased my heartache as she side-hugged me. I knew she meant well, so I let her reassurance ease me even though inside, I was numb. The only thing driving me was the knowledge I would be following Clyde up to the surface very soon.

Meg had postponed her trip to see her family so she could say goodbye to Clyde. She said she’d wait a few more days to keep me company. I appreciated her concern, but it made things more difficult for me. I only had to return to my room and hope that Meg would find something to distract her while I made a break for the cliff and up to the geode room and then the waterfall cavern.

“I know,” I finally replied. I hoped he was already missing me. My embrace, my kisses, my voice. My mission was at hand, and I felt anxious to get going. I only had to throw Meg’s suspicions off. There had to be something better for her to do than hang around pitying me. I glanced over at her, feeling the burn of tears which refused to fall.

“You’re lucky,” she said. “There aren’t very many great guys down here. I’ll probably have to go to the surface to find a husband one day, but that’s okay. I just hope they’ll know about the underground and won’t need too much coaxing to return here with me. I really don’t want to leave.”

I nodded and smiled at her, hoping she was convinced that I was listening to her story. I felt bad for her and understood her plight. It was funny how much our lives paralleled each other, and in other ways our upbringings and choices had taken us on two separate paths, yet there we stood, together.

“I’m sure the perfect gentleman is going to show up any minute, Meg.”

She nodded absentmindedly as she picked at her nails. Her hair was brushed, and she had a bit of rouge and eyeliner on, which made me wonder what was different.

“Do we have some visitors coming?” I asked, hoping to keep her focused on anything but me.

“Well, the Council is visiting today to check out the machines and supplies and do their monthly inspection of the city. Jeffrey is one of them. As one of the youngest councilmembers, he holds a prestigious position. I only know him because we went to school together topside before we both came down here.

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