Wish by Nadia Scrieva

Author:Nadia Scrieva [Scrieva, Nadia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
Published: 2012-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8: A Reasonable Girl

I look up at the third fountain with determination. It depicts a blindfolded woman holding scales. “We’ve visited the past and the future, but let’s look at right now. This moment. Could things be different today if you had treated Madison differently in the past few months?”

“Of course they would be,” Kieran says with a frown. “You don’t need to show me some fantastic vision to prove that. I was working too hard and I all but ignored her—and all my efforts were for nothing. I have no future and I won’t be going back to school. There’s no reason for her to stay with me.”

“You’re wrong, Kieran. And I didn’t even need stardust to know this much. Come with me.” I step forward into the third fountain, trusting that he will follow. We are immediately transported to a café that smells of delicious baked goods.

“That’s starting to give me a headache,” Kieran said, wincing as he rubs his temple. “It feels weird popping from place to place like that.”

“We’re moving through time more than we are through space,” I tell him. “It’s all in your mind, really. I’m just helping you to find your way.”

Kieran seems like he’s about to protest when he notices Madison sitting in a corner near the window. She is sipping on hot cocoa and speaking to another young girl.

“That’s Jenna, her best friend,” Kieran tells me as he pulls me over to them.

I go along, hoping this will finally convince him. “Okay. Remember—this is what would happen if you had done everything perfectly right. Or, rather, what you consider to be right.”

“You can’t do this,” Jenna is saying in disbelief. “Are you crazy? Kieran’s a great guy. The greatest.”

Madison stares down at her drink, holding the mug tightly in both hands. “I know. Trust me, Jen, I know.”

“So what’s changed all of a sudden?” Jenna asks. “You guys were prom king and queen. Everyone is jealous of your relationship. You guys are solid—those rare high-school sweethearts who actually make it to marriage.”

“I realized that something was missing. The excitement is gone and I want to feel that thrill again. We’re too young, and I want to experience more of life.”

Jenna shakes her head violently. “You need to think about what you’re doing, girl. Kieran is a smart guy who has been devoted to you for years. Heck, he moved out to Massachusetts to be with you at Harvard!”

“Harvard?” Kieran repeats. “She didn’t get into Harvard.”

“She did,” I tell him. “She only went to Cornell to be closer to you.”

“I don’t understand. She lied to me about that? Why would she follow me to university and move in with me if she was just going to break up with me in four months?”

“She loved you—and she was scared of being alone.”

“What changed?” Kieran asks me.

“I don’t know. Let’s listen to Madison.” I point to the girl who is still spilling her guts to her friend.

“That tingling sensation in my stomach every time I see him.

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