Earthbound Bones by ReGina Welling

Author:ReGina Welling [Welling, ReGina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-31T05:00:00+00:00

“You need a cell phone,” Pam declared with finality.

“I’m sure I don’t.”

“Trust me, you do. We’ll go get you one of those prepaid ones. That way, you won’t have a monthly bill to worry about, but you’ll have it in case of emergencies. It’s your first big step toward being more independent. First a phone, then a car.” Pam dragged Adriel past shelves piled high with various gadgets and over to the mobile phone department. Given her history with all things electrical, there was a better than even chance she would kill a cell phone inside of a week.

“I don’t drive.” Pam gave Adriel that look. The one combining sympathy with the words, what planet are you from? Adriel hated that look but couldn’t disagree with the sentiment behind it—from Pam’s perspective, she was as odd as they come.

“I’ll teach you.”

“I don’t need you to embark on a program for my betterment.”

“Nonsense. Everyone should learn to drive. It’s a rite of passage.”

“I didn’t say I couldn’t drive. I said I don’t. There’s a difference.” Adriel’s tone of absolute finality deterred Pam about as much as a bird could stop a hurricane, and earned her the look a second time. In return, Adriel blasted Pam with her patented I’m-an-angel-don’t-mess-with-me glare, which only proved Pam was impervious. Adriel might as well have handed her a kitten for all the good it did.

“What did you do to get from place to place? Teleport?” The joke fell on stony ground since it was a bit too close to the truth for Adriel’s comfort. Pam’s eyes lit with the fervor normally reserved for religious zealots when she picked out the phone she thought would suit Adriel best.

“Here; this one can access the Internet and take photos.” Clutching a blister-wrapped packaged, she then dragged Adriel to the checkout.

Back in the parking lot, Pam’s flashing legs carried her straight to the passenger seat. The little woman could move fast when she wanted to. Smirking smugly, she chirped, “You drive.”

“I don’t drive.” Insistence appeared futile.

“Whatever it is, you need to get over it. It’s four miles. What harm could you do in so short of a distance. Besides, you did say you knew how. Prove it.”

“It would be illegal.”

“Come on, take a walk on the wild side.”

“Don’t say I didn’t warn you.” Adriel twisted the key and the motor hummed to life. With shaking hands, she dropped the shifter into reverse, looked over her shoulder, and stepped on the gas. The Jeep shot out of the space like a rocket, and if her reflexes hadn’t been sharp, would have slammed into one of the cars parked in the next row. Jamming the brake, Adriel managed to stop just in the nick of time, while Pam rocked forward then backward in her seat—one hand gripping the seatbelt, the other braced on the dash.

Nervous energy lifted the hair on Adriel’s arms to the point of creating a prickling sensation. Absently, Pam let go of the seat belt to brush a hand down her own arm—so strong was the wave of energy pouring through the small space.

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