Opiate Jane by Baker Jessica K.;

Author:Baker, Jessica K.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KiCam Projects
Published: 2019-09-05T21:15:32+00:00

Lessons

I woke up hoping the day would be uneventful. I definitely didn’t want any more accidents or surprises any time soon. I’d managed to keep it secret that it was my sixteenth birthday—secret from everyone except Mother, of course. I didn’t want anyone to make a big deal out of it. I wasn’t used to a big fuss and I didn’t want one now. Lizzie knew, though. She wished me a happy birthday first thing in the morning. That meant Mother must have told her. I’d really been hoping she would just forget about it.

Lizzie and I went into the kitchen to get some breakfast, and there was a gift box on the counter with a card that read “Jane.” I sighed and opened the card. It was a really sappy card signed by Mother and Lizzie. In the bottom corner Mother had written, “You will never know how much I really do love you. You are so special to me.” Lizzie was jumping up and down wanting me to open the gift box. I did and was shocked to see it was a cell phone. I couldn’t help but be excited. I’d wanted a phone for a long time but just figured it would never happen.

When I turned it on, I saw I already had two text messages. The first one was from Mother and read, “Jane, send Lizzie over at noon and go to the garage. She can spend the day helping me and you can enjoy your day. Happy Birthday, Baby. Love, Mom.” Why in the world would she want me to go to the garage? It might have been my sixteenth birthday, but I knew she didn’t have the money to buy me a car. She needed to get herself a better one first.

Lizzie and I ate our breakfast and went to get dressed. I was almost done getting us ready when I remembered there was a second text on the phone. I grabbed it to see what else Mother had to say. The text wasn’t from her, though; it was from Landon. Mother must have given him my number that morning. His text said, “Hey, City Girl! Make sure you grab ur suit and towel. We be hittin the beach 2day.”

What the heck was he thinking? I couldn’t swim. He knew that, and why in the world would I want to go anywhere near water after what had happened just a few days ago? I shrugged my shoulders and opened my drawer to get my suit. Lizzie giggled when I pulled a brand-new swimsuit out of the drawer. I have to say I was relieved, because the only suit I had was a dingey old thing that had those little lint balls all over the butt. The suit Mother had gotten me was really cool. It was a black bikini with a white skull and crossbones on one side of the front. I loved it.

I wasn’t sure how Mother had known Landon would be taking me swimming when she hadn’t even known about me and Landon until the other day.

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