Outer Banks by Allison B. Hanson

Author:Allison B. Hanson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alien invasion, outer banks, detainment camp
Publisher: Allison B. Hanson

Chapter Twelve

I was sitting by her bed when she woke.

Emery blinked a few times and then smiled.

“I’m not a liar,” I said.

She took a breath and relaxed again.

“Thank you, Dillon. I’m sorry for the things I said. Really.”

“I know.”

She said nothing.

“I’m not him, Em. I’m me. I’ve seen the worst this brings out in people, infected or not, and believe me you’re not even close to that. I can handle this.”

“I know. I think that scares me more than anything.” She frowned and then changed the subject. “So are you ready for your surprise?”

“I told you, I don’t need a reward. I’m just doing my job.”

“It’s not your job to put up with my bitchiness. I really want to show you this. I think it will make things better.” She put her clasped hands in front of her like she was going to beg.

I nodded and motioned toward the door. “Fine, surprise me. Do your worst.”

She clapped and led me to the living room. After digging around in the entertainment center for a few minutes she stood up with a VCR tape.

“Oh jeez,” I fretted. I hadn’t seen one of those for years.

She popped it in the recorder and picked up the remote.

“Okay, so before I start this I want you to know that I’ve never showed this to anyone, not even Trevor. You’re the first person outside of my family I’ve shown it to.”

“All right,” I hedged and looked at the screen.

A commercial started first. A caring mother with blonde hair was soothing her adorable blonde daughter. The little girl was pouting because she had a cold, but didn’t like the taste of the medicine.

I stared at the little girl and then looked at Emery.

“That’s you!” I recognized her green eyes from the photos. Even the pout was similar.

I looked back at the screen to see the mother coax the little girl to try the medicine and when she did she let out a theatrical “Yum.”

A moment later she was gone and the logo for Grapessence Cough Remedy came up across the screen.

Emery looked embarrassed. “It’s even worse than I remembered.”

“You’re an actress,” I teased.

“No. I’m not.” She shook her head laughing. “It was for Mitchell Pharmaceuticals, my dad wanted me to be in it. It doesn’t count.”

“Play it again.”

“No.”

“Come on. It’s my reward, remember?”

She sighed and ran the tape back to replay it. “Fine.”

“Hey. I think I remember this commercial.” It had been on during Saturday morning cartoons for a while.

“No one knows it’s me.”

“That’s really neat, Em.” I wondered why she had never shown it to the fiancé. It didn’t matter. She had showed me. “Thanks for sharing that.”

“It’s not something I would share with hired help. It’s something I would share with a friend.” She watched my face to make sure I understood.

“Can you share it with your friend just one more time?”

She indulgently ran the tape back. “I’m hiding this afterwards.” She laughed when we were done.

“Keep it handy for the next time you’re bitchy. I’m sure it will happen again at any moment.

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