Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1) by Karina Halle

Author:Karina Halle [Halle, Karina]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Metal Blonde Books
Published: 2011-05-11T21:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

The house was empty when we came back in. It was only ten p.m. at this point, but it looked like the boys had gone out somewhere. It was Saturday night, after all.

Even Uncle Al was presumed missing until I found a note he left on the kitchen table: “Gone to play poker at a friend’s house.”

I was absolutely exhausted. Saturday night or not, and all I could think about was going to bed and sleeping for the next couple of days. Only there were a few things we had to deal with first.

Dex and I stood in the dim kitchen looking at each other. It was kind of awkward. Neither of us knew what to do or what to say. I felt like if I tried I would break down in tears. I was bordered with crazy town.

Dex sighed. “Well, I guess I should be going.”

“What? You can’t go!” I couldn’t help but cry out.

He glanced at the clock on the wall. “It’s ten. I’ve still got to check in to the motel.”

He couldn’t just leave me alone in this house after everything that happened. I felt the floodgates opening. I turned around and faced the fridge, trying not to blink and trying to control my breath. Dex was the last person I wanted to break down in front of. I wished I had a safety pin in my pocket so I could distract myself with a touch of pain.

“Hey,” I heard him whisper and come closer. I waited for him to put his hand on my shoulder, but he didn’t. He just stood behind me, probably unsure of what to do, which was every man’s response whenever a girl was crying.

But I wasn’t crying. I was desperately trying to not let that happen. I sucked in my breath through pursed lips and regained control of my teasing tears. I was a tough cookie. I just had to suck it up.

I turned around and looked at him. I smiled what must have been a very brave but very fake smile. I knew my eyes were moist and fearful, not matching up with my grin at all.

He was staring at me, not looking as confused as I thought he might be, but curious.

“OK,” I said. “You go check in. We’ll meet in the morning and head back to Portland.”

He took another step closer, those relentless eyes searching mine for something, anything, that would satisfy him.

“Is that what you want?” he asked.

No. It wasn’t.

“I’m sorry I ruined your show, Dex,” I said meekly.

He stared at the ground for a second and shook his head. “You shouldn’t apologize. It’s not very becoming of you.”

He looked up. “Besides, it’s not my show. It’s our show. Everything isn’t lost yet, kiddo.”

Everything isn’t lost yet. Where had I heard that before?

“Say that again?”

“What?”

“Nothing.”

I could see that he didn’t believe it was nothing, but he let it slide. He looked around.

“Do you want me to stay here tonight?” he asked. There was no hesitation in his voice.

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