#Seen by Taylor Hart

Author:Taylor Hart [Hart, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ArchStone Ink
Published: 2019-08-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Zoey

Zoey rushed out of the girls’ gym. They had been captured by Ms. Montlake for the whole evening, and she’d gotten them so involved in the routine that Zoey hadn’t been able to leave when Sammy left.

Nicholas pushed the door open behind her. “Hey! You can’t just leave me in there!”

She paused to glare at him, then ran toward the midnight-blue beat-up Ford he’d driven them to school in. It was a pretty cool car, but she was in no mood to appreciate it. “We lost her.” They needed to talk to the captain and see if the people monitoring her Instagram account had gotten more information.

It made her sick to think that Sammy could already be gone. Of course, it wasn’t likely, but it hadn’t been likely for Zoey to leave either. She’d been so stupid then, but she’d been vulnerable. And so was Sammy.

Once they’d gotten in the car, Nicholas started it and backed up. “Look, I’m worried too, but she seemed like she was doing okay. And did you notice that she and Megan were getting along?”

She scoffed. “Yeah, but we both know how quickly all of that can change in a teenage girl’s life.”

Nicholas grunted and took off, driving fast. “Yeah, I do. Well, no, I don’t in a teenage girl’s life, but it’s okay. If it weren’t okay, we’d already be getting a warning from Cap.”

He took a sharp turn, making Zoey cling to the handle. She hissed through her teeth. She was nervous about losing Sammy. From personal experience, she knew that teenagers did irrational things without much explanation.

“You were great today. You really are an amazing tumbler.” He laughed as he whizzed past several cars. “Guess ‘the Tumbler’ really fits you.”

“Thanks.”

“So I know you were in gymnastics, but you must have been training for something big.”

“What about ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’?”

Nicholas shrugged in disinterest. “Whatever.”

Hot and cold, that’s what he felt like. She didn’t know much about him at all, but if a kid was involved in this, they must have been trafficked, right?

“I had a crappy mother. She trafficked all of us, and I ended up waking up in a tub of ice.”

Zoey’s mouth fell open. She gaped at him. “What?”

His fingers tapped quickly on the steering wheel, but he didn’t look at her. “Look, you’re my partner. We have to trust each other. If I’m asking for information, then maybe I need to give some up, so … there.” He didn’t say more, and she didn’t feel like she could ask.

“I was the stupid girl who thought he was my boyfriend,” she said quietly. “I was exactly what Sammy could turn into.” She sighed, taken off guard by how easy it was to admit this to him.

They drove in silence for a while, but it wasn’t uncomfortable.

A squeaky noise from the engine drew their attention. “What’s that?” she asked.

“It’s the belt.” He shook his head. “I’ll look at it when we get home.”

Zoey stared at him, curious. She’d never thought she’d be curious about a guy again, but here she was.

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