Double Date by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson [Carlson, Melody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV033200, Dating (Social customs—Fiction, Clubs—Fiction, Friendship—Fiction, High schools—Fiction, Schools—Fiction, Christian life—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441221148
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2014-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

13

Emma was just putting a frozen casserole into the oven when she heard the landline phone ring. Thinking it was Mom checking on her to see if she’d remembered to start dinner, she casually answered it. But to her surprise it was Devon. She sounded upset and out of breath and strange.

“What’s wrong?” Emma demanded.

“Don’t you ever answer your cell?” Devon shot back in a raspy voice.

“What are you talk—”

“Never mind. I need your help.”

“What’s going on?”

“I can’t tell you right now, but I was trying to clear Felicia’s name. Now I’m in big trouble.”

“What do—”

“I’m stuck in Lakewood, trying to hide from Tristin.”

“What?”

“I need a ride, Emma. Can you come?”

“Mom’s not home—I have no car.” Emma turned the oven to automatic timed cook. “Why are you hiding from Tristin?”

“Because she’s going to kill me!”

“Seriously?” She ran to her bag, extracting her phone.

“Seriously! I downloaded a flash drive from her computer. She caught me and I had to run—”

“Where exactly are you?” Emma had her cell phone in the other hand now, hitting speed dial. “I’m calling Cass—maybe she can help.”

Devon gave her the street coordinates. “I’m hiding in a hedge,” she whispered. “I hear someone coming.”

Keeping Devon on the landline phone, Emma told Cassidy it was an emergency, quickly explaining Devon’s dilemma in Lakewood. “She’s got the goods on Tristin. For Felicia. But she needs a ride.”

“I’ll pick you up first since you’re on the way,” Cassidy told Emma.

“We’ll be there soon,” Emma said into the landline, but when Devon didn’t respond, Emma realized she’d already hung up. Feeling seriously concerned, Emma scrawled a quick note for Mom then grabbed her jacket and went outside to wait for Cass. It was dark and foggy and getting colder by the minute. She was tempted to call Devon to make sure she was okay, but if her phone wasn’t on silent mode, it might give her away to Tristin.

Feeling like a spy in a movie, Emma stomped her feet to get warm and ran out as soon as Cassidy’s car pulled up. “Devon hung up on me,” she said as she jumped into the car. “It sounded like Tristin was nearby.”

“This is crazy,” Cassidy said as she drove away.

“I know. But Devon sounds really upset. Like she’s really scared.”

“What does she think Tristin will do to her?” Cassidy asked.

“She said Tristin was going to kill her.”

“Seriously? Kill her?” Cassidy sounded doubtful as she turned onto a main road.

“I’m sure Devon’s just being melodramatic, but I’m just as sure that Tristin must be furious. What kind of measures do you think she’d take to get that flash drive back?”

“I have no idea. But if Devon really got the evidence, Tristin’s going to be in big trouble at school. Maybe even legal trouble.”

“Tristin isn’t exactly a passive sort of person. Plus she’s tall.” Emma cringed to think of Devon being cornered by an enraged Tristin. Who knew what she might do?

“Do you think Tristin was armed?” Cassidy sounded even more concerned now. “Is

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