Trapped: Caught in a Lie (Secrets) by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Navpress
Published: 2012-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

. . . [CHAPTER 11]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“I get why Mary Beth is so agitated,” Bryant says to me at the lunch table on Friday. “She still has that algebra final. But what’s up with you?”

“Nothing.” I set down the soda can I’ve been fidgeting with and fake a carefree expression. “Just restless is all.”

“You should be feeling pretty good by now.” Mary Beth frowns at me. “Or are you still worrying about your grades?”

“I’m not worried,” I say in a slightly irate tone.

Her brows arch. “Okay then.” She glances at Jorge, and he just shrugs.

“Hey, I have an idea,” he says. “Why don’t we all go out tonight to celebrate? There are a couple of new movies just out and — ”

“I can’t,” Mary Beth says with disappointment. “I promised my mom I’d go Christmas shopping with her tonight.”

“How about tomorrow?” he asks eagerly.

Her eyes light up. “Tomorrow works.”

“How about you guys?” He nods to Bryant.

“Sure, I’m game, but I can’t speak for GraceAnn.”

The truth is, I don’t really want to go out with them. Not because I don’t like them, but because I feel like crawling under a rock somewhere. “I have to work tomorrow,” I say absently, like that’s an excuse.

“But you get off at five,” Mary Beth says.

“I know …” I shrug. “But if you wanted to go early …”

“Not that early.” Jorge is checking his iPhone and starts listing off movie titles and showtimes. Before I know it, I’ve reluctantly agreed to go with them and will be picked up at six thirty.

Now the first bell rings, and as Mary Beth stands, her face looks like she’s on her way to an execution. “Wish me luck.”

“You’ll do fine,” I assure her. “Just relax … and don’t forget to breathe.”

Bryant laughs. “You should take your own advice, Lowery.”

I glare at him. Besides the slam, it’s the first time he’s called me by my last name in a while, and he knows I don’t like it.

He holds his hands up innocently. “Just kidding.”

Ignoring him, I tell Mary Beth to meet me in the parking lot when she’s done with her final.

“Or I can give her a ride home,” Jorge offers with hopeful dark eyes. This guy’s got it bad for her. And although he’s sweet, I wonder if she’s really getting serious about him — and for some reason that troubles me. But it’s too late. She’s already agreeing to this new plan.

“Maybe GraceAnn can give you a ride home,” Jorge says to Bryant. “Unless you want to stick around and wait for us.”

“Do you mind?” Bryant asks me.

Well, it so happens that I do mind, but I suspect I’m acting like a spoiled brat, so I smile and say, “No problem.”

“I need to get some stuff from the locker room. Do you minding waiting a few minutes?” he asks.

I agree to this, and as I’m checking my phone, Kelsey passes by. She gives me another one of her smug smiles, and without thinking, I stand up and call out to her.

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