Eternal Curse: (The Cursed Series, Book 1) by Kara Leigh Miller

Author:Kara Leigh Miller [Miller, Kara Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Vampires, Witches, love story, Paranormal romance, young adult
Publisher: FireChicken Press, LLC
Published: 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO:

Party Disaster

AFTER SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, ABBY AND I followed Ellie to her house. “Are you sure you’re up to this?” I asked as Abby pulled into Ellie’s driveway.

Abby shut off the car. “Yeah, I’m actually looking forward to it.”

“Good.”

We followed Ellie into her house, where she introduced us to her mom. She reminded me of my mom, which threatened to ruin my good mood. I tried to laugh and joke and have fun with the girls as we got ready for the party, but it was hard when all I could do was wish Mom were still around. Everyone said, with time, the pain of losing someone I loved would lessen, but I didn’t buy it. I would never get over losing my mother.

“Wow, look at you girls.” Mrs. Morrison whistled as we entered the kitchen.

Ellie laughed and spun around to show off her carefully chosen outfit of bedazzled jeans, black tank top, matching denim jacket, and black knee-high boots. She did look stylish. Unlike me, who wore plain jeans, a solid, long sleeved pink shirt, and boring old sneakers.

“Have fun at the movie, and don’t stay out too late, okay?”

“We won’t, Mom, don’t worry.” Ellie gave us a conspiratorial smile.

A movie and stopping for pizza was our cover story for the night. Gina had the brilliant idea to tell Ellie’s mom we were seeing a movie that Gina had already seen, so if Mrs. Morrison asked about it, we could answer knowledgeably. It was a flawless plan.

We left, and Ellie talked the entire way there. I kept stealing glances at Abby. She’d been sociable at Ellie’s house, but now she was closed off again.

“Does anyone know if Isach is going to be here tonight?” Gina asked as we parked the car and piled out.

Ellie groaned. “We’re here to have a girls’ night. Not pick up guys.”

Gina shrugged. “What can I say? He’s hot.”

“Too bad for you he’s got his eye on Chloe,” Abby said, shooting me an accusatory look.

Whoa. Where had that come from? Based on the way she’d been looking at him the other day—completely smitten—it wasn’t hard to guess she liked Isach. But where did she get the idea that he liked me? We’d only spoken a couple of times, and I wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy with him. Besides, Abby knew I liked Trent.

“He’ll be here,” Abby confirmed. “I invited him, and he said yes.”

“So, you’ll be with him all night,” I said.

Part of me wanted to wring her neck. Ellie had invited her so she wouldn’t be home alone, lost in her grief, and what did Abby do? Invited a guy so she could ignore all of us? Granted, I’d invited Trent, but I wasn’t going to ignore my friends in favor of him.

Abby grinned. “What’s so wrong with that?”

I shook my head and followed Ellie toward Bushnell Falls. The place was packed with cars and people. I didn’t realize that many kids attended the high school. Battery operated lamps lined the outer edge of the falls, and loud music filled the night air.

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