Wild Ride by Hayley Arceneaux

Author:Hayley Arceneaux [Arceneaux, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2022-09-06T00:00:00+00:00

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A few weeks before my announcement as the second crew member, Jared gave me the go-ahead to tell a few close friends my news. Lauren was coming to Memphis for the weekend, and I mentioned that I had some big news to share.

Along with being my cousin, Lauren is my very favorite person and best friend. She always has been. Now she was standing in my guest bedroom doing her makeup in the mirror. I looked at her applying mascara, pursing her mouth and raising her eyebrows as she waved the wand near her face.

“Well,” she said, “are you going to tell me your news?”

“Yeah,” I said. “It’s kind of crazy. I’m going to outer space.”

She yelped and spun toward me, nearly painting a stripe down her cheek in the process.

“I could cry,” she said as I explained more about the mission. “I’m proud of you. I’m nervous. But I’m just so proud.”

I told my other closest friends that I had a big secret, and we made a FaceTime date.

I started the conversation by asking if they had any guesses.

“Dating show?” said one.

“Nope,” I said. I hated to disappoint, but no, I was not going to be on The Bachelor.

Finally, I told them the truth.

“Wait, what?!”

“No way.”

“You’ve got to be kidding.”

They were absolutely stunned when I told them I was going to be an astronaut.

Gabrielle texted the next day. “I still can’t believe you’re going to fucking space.”

Yeah, me either.

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