Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid

Author:Louisa Reid [Reid, Louisa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Thrillers, General, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9780141342702
Google: LWpvE62imZgC
Amazon: 0141342706
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2012-05-09T23:00:00+00:00

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Before

I’m expecting to see Craig at school on Monday, just like he promised, but he doesn’t show. It’s the same on Tuesday and Wednesday. Slowly the drug of Saturday night wears off and I’m left feeling empty, like I just failed some test I didn’t even know I’d been taking. Maybe I made the whole thing up, maybe I fantasized the entire night. When he doesn’t even send me a message on Facebook to say hi or to explain I start to wonder what I’ve done to make him hate me. I catch Daisy looking my way in the common room and I know she’s desperate to ask me what happened but I’m not telling anyone. Not now.

On Thursday, when I’ve given up hope and am slouching to class with Rebecca, someone grabs me from behind, circling my waist and whizzing me up into the air. I squeal in surprise and Rebecca shouts something incomprehensible. Then I hear him laughing and realize it’s Craig at last, holding me tight, there in the corridor, like that’s totally normal in-character behaviour for him. I laugh too and let him kiss me right on the mouth in front of everyone.

‘Where’ve you been?’ I eventually manage to say. He shrugs, just like you’d expect, but there is happiness dancing in his eyes and a smile is twitching his lips. Rebecca tries to pull me away and along to our lesson. He looks at her curiously, like he’s never noticed her before, and all three of us arrive at Maths just about on time. Craig’s presence is a boon for the teacher, who goes to town on the sarcastic welcome. He picks on him for the whole lesson but Craig answers nearly every question right and helps me with my work. He’s some kind of living calculator or something, swinging in his chair, spewing out answers like he doesn’t even have to try. I never realized how sexy a guy with brains could be.

The bell goes and he grabs my hand and drags me behind him out of the class and out of the building. Behind the gym he kisses me like he’s just had forty days in the desert and I’m a glass of water. Pushing him away at last I catch my breath. I’ve never seen Craig look so happy, it’s like he’s a different person.

‘You look different.’

He raises an eyebrow. A new trick, maybe an improvement on the shrugging.

‘You look hot.’ His tone is accusatory and I can’t keep my cool. I go bright pink. He kisses me again, mumbling into my hair.

‘Especially when you blush.’

‘So, what now?’

He stares at me, pushing the hair back from my face, drinking me in. I fidget and squirm.

‘I reckon we get out of here. What do you think?’

I nod and we race off the premises before anyone can stop us. My bag bangs against my legs as I run, holding his hand, a few steps behind, but it doesn’t matter, nothing matters now.

We spend the day back at his place, in his room, listening to music.

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