You Came Back: A Novel by Christopher Coake

Author:Christopher Coake [Coake, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781455506682
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2012-06-11T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

They made plans as they walked out of the conservatory to the parking lot. Chloe told him that Connie and Jacob were leaving for her cousin’s that very night. “We can go to the house tomorrow,” she said. “If that’s all right.”

Mark was surprised by his disappointment; he was ready to go right now.

“What about later tonight?”

“I wish I could. I’m leaving here for Mom and Dad’s. One of my uncles is in town. Plus Mom’s worried—worried about me. I have to show my face.” She smiled at him. “Tomorrow’s okay. We can take our time, then.”

“Your parents don’t know?”

She shook her head. “They wouldn’t understand.” And it was true, they wouldn’t. The Rosses were deeply devout; for their own reasons, they would find talk of a medium just as disturbing as Mark’s father would.

As though reading his mind, Chloe asked, “Did you tell Sam?”

“No,” he said. “Would you?”

She let out a tiny, frightened laugh.

There. They were alone in their knowledge, their plans. How else could it be?

“Tomorrow,” he agreed, feeling dizzy. The same day Allison wanted to have a serious talk with him.

They were standing beside his car. A cold breeze blew Chloe’s hair across his face. She squeezed his hands, then stood on tiptoe and hugged him, and before she let him go she kissed his cheek. “Thank you,” she said.

She crossed the parking lot, got into her car, and drove away. The damp spot where she’d kissed him cooled until it stung.

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