In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees

In Too Deep by Coert Voorhees

Author:Coert Voorhees
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Love & Romance, Action & Adventure, Mexico, Juvenile Fiction, General, Family & Relationships, Fiction - Young Adult, Travel
ISBN: 9781423140351
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Published: 2013-07-08T22:00:00+00:00


TWENTY-TWO

To say that I couldn’t concentrate on school would be an understatement. Now that I knew the disk referred to an actual place, I was useless. The first time I Googled it, I nearly fell out of my chair. Type in search term: Molokai. Press Enter, and there it was. I held the disk up to the screen for comparison: a perfect match. And the craftsmanship was exquisite. It was as if they’d etched it while at anchor.

Josh and I fed off each other’s enthusiasm, and we shared that nourishment with nobody. Not Nate or Katy, not Mr. Alvarez. We were an island unto ourselves. We spent almost a week researching anything even remotely connected to Cortés or the Jaguar. When I’d exhausted every avenue I could find on the Internet, my dad took me to the library, pleased as punch that I seemed to have recognized the importance of primary-source examination.

And it was refreshing to have told Josh; I was no longer in sole possession of some terrible secret. Neither of us had any idea what it would lead to, but our excitement was enough to keep us talking for hours every night, recapping what we’d learned that day or posing hypothetical questions about Cortés and his motivations. We talked about the thrill of the hunt and imagined what it would feel like to see the Jaguar roar again.

As it had been for the last week, craft service on Wednesday was more of a chore than a culinary event. I sat with the girls at our normal table, but nobody said anything. Mimi seemed to have run out of ways to tiptoe around asking me about Josh and his mom. Then there was Gracia.

At one point, Baldwin walked by our table, a plain white T-shirt draped over his pipe-cleaner shoulders like it was still on the hanger. He glanced at Gracia just long enough to shoot her a smile, which she returned just as skillfully. Mimi didn’t seem to notice him at all, much less the way he looked at our friend.

I wanted Gracia to spill the beans about him, but she knew I was keeping something from her, and I was sure she’d demand full honesty on my part in return. So I didn’t even bother asking; maintaining the exclusivity of my secret with Josh was more important.

Our silent lunch was about halfway done when Mimi slapped her hand on the table and leaned forward. “Okay. Just spill it. You, Josh, Cozumel, this presentation of yours. Have you hung out with his mom? Are they as down-to-earth as the article said?”

“We’re partners,” I said.

Mimi said, “Now we’re getting somewhere.”

I smiled in spite of myself. “Not life partners.”

“Who chose who?”

“Whom,” I said, deflecting.

“Excuse me, Grammar Police.” Mimi rolled her eyes and scoffed. She took a section of her silky hair and twirled the end of it against the tip of her nose. The vibe was bordering on uncomfortable, and it was only a matter of time before I had to start pretending that Josh and I were an item, if only to get them off my back.



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