Child of Darkness by V.C. Andrews

Author:V.C. Andrews
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror
Published: 2011-06-12T17:56:03+00:00

9 My Mother's Child

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Ami was waiting for me at the end of the school day, but despite Wade's prediction, she was not full of apologies. She was angry instead. She stood by

her sports car waving as I stepped out of the front entrance. Trevor was beside me. He and I had spent most of the day together. He had sat with me at lunch, introduced me to other students, and given me advice about some of them and some of our teachers.

Waverly, who was obviously the class clown, teased him mercilessly about me.

"You finally found a girl who would give you the time of day, huh, Trevor?" he said at lunch. "Wait until tomorrow," he warned. "When she finds out you just got over a sexually transmitted disease."

"Shut up, you idiot," Trevor told him, trying not to give him the satisfaction of sounding too angry.

I could see that Lynette was upset about my not clinging to her offer of friendship. She tried to get me to sit with her at lunch and was both surprised and disappointed that I was already spending time with Trevor.

"I'm just trying to be nice," she quipped indignantly, but it looked like tears were imminent.

I invited her to join us. She thought about it for a moment and then opted to sit with two other girls who were at least twenty pounds overweight and shared her disdain for most of the student body. Together they formed a perfect picture: Misery Loves Company.

"Celeste!" Ami called, even though she knew I had seen her waiting. "Hurry up, we have some things to do and we're already late."

I turned to Trevor.

"Thanks for spending so much time with me," I said.

"Another thank you? I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do about it now. I'll have to report you tomorrow," he joked.

I started away, laughing.

"Hey," he said, catching up and seizing my arm to turn me back. "Seriously, if you have any questions about any of the work, here's my number," he said, and gave me a card. "We all have cards," he added when he saw my surprise. "It's a thing here. Gives you more prestige."

"Thank yo--never mind," I said, stopping myself and putting his card in my purse.

"Hey, that's not fair. How about giving me your number?"

"I don't have a card," I said.

"But you have a number."

I laughed and told it to him.

"See you," he said, and hurried toward his car in the parking lot. I looked after him a moment and then hurried to Ami, who looked after him as well.

"Is that Trevor Foley?" she asked.

"Yes."

"You made friends with him already?" she asked. She didn't sound as much impressed as she sounded disappointed.

"I think it was the other way around," I said. "Why? How do you know him?"

"I know who the Foleys are. His father owns a dozen car dealerships between here and New York City."

She looked pensive and then smiled.

"I knew you would have no trouble here," she said. "Get in. I have a surprise waiting for you at home.

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