The Sweetest Kind of Fate by Crystal Cestari

Author:Crystal Cestari
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00

Later, buried under layers of blankets and used Kleenex, I feel someone crawl into my bed next to me. Amani doesn’t say a word but wraps me in a hug so fierce, she inadvertently squeezes out more tears. With the sound of sobs filling the room, she holds me tight without comment or judgment, supporting me with her silent strength.

THE next morning, Amani’s still snuggled next to me. Sunshine streams through my mini blinds, hitting her face just so, and even without the perfect lighting, she looks like an angel. I’ve yet to meet an actual holy creature, but I can’t imagine how anyone could stack up against my best friend. Her halo is visible through the power of friendship.

Her long lashes start to flutter, and I close my eyes so as not to look like some creepo watching her sleep. She stirs, stretching her legs over the end of my twin bed.

“You awake?” she whispers.

I nod.

“You okay?”

I shake my head.

“I’ll get you some coffee.” She heads to the kitchen, where I hear her and Mom talk in soft tones. I wonder if she knows. Mom wasn’t home when I came barreling into my room last night, but she must’ve let Amani in. If she does know, I hope she hasn’t called John, Charlie’s dad and her best pal, to get more details. That’s all I’d need right now: the mayor of Chicago and a supreme witch gossiping about my love life.

Amani brings back two steaming mugs, and when I sit up to take one, I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I’m physically sore from crying. Is that even possible? To throw your back out from excessive sobbing? There must be extra gravitational pull in my room at the moment, because small movements feel like climbing Everest. Well, bed, I guess I live here now.

I must look wretched, because Amani is already rummaging through her makeup bag for remedies. Unless she has a power buffer in there, I doubt there’s much she can do. She grabs a vial of something and starts sliding a roller ball of liquid under my eyes.

“You knew I’d look awful,” I mutter, steering into the skid.

“I knew you’d be crying,” she counters. “This helps with puffiness. It has caffeine or something….Supposed to have rejuvenating powers.” She takes another bottle of lotion to the rest of my face before sitting back to enjoy her coffee. “Let that stuff absorb.” We both take a few silent sips.

“So,” she starts.

“So.”

“Do you want to talk about it?”

I sigh. “What’s left to say?”

She twists up one side of her mouth. “I mean, I feel like there are a few things to say.”

“Such as…?”

“Like, aren’t you slightly curious what happened after you detonated the bomb?”

“Curious” is not the right word. I’ve done everything I can to not think about the aftermath of my meltdown; I have had so many stomach-turning thoughts of Charlie and Kim together that if there is even the slightest chance my revealing them as

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