The Alien Within: Book 2 of The Alien Chronicles by Robin Martin
Author:Robin Martin [Martin, Robin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780994646538
Publisher: Bennett Lane Press
Published: 2017-12-20T22:00:00+00:00
The next day I waited until I could catch Rion alone after class. I hadnât wanted to ask him when we were having lunch together in case everyone got the wrong impression. After all, this was more my mumâs invitation than mine.
âHey, Rion, wait up,â I said, walking to the door after him.
He turned and waited, holding the door open for me. âHi, Zoe, you want to speak to me?â
âI was wondering if you were free on Wednesday afternoon.â
He looked surprised. âI guess so. Why?â
He stopped under the shade of a tree and everyone streamed past us to buses and waiting cars. He was looking at me with a peculiar expression on his face. Oh God, it was like I could read his mind.
âIâm not asking you out or anything,â I blurted out without thinking. And then I stopped. Iâd only made matters worse. I felt my cheeks burning and I could see the colour rising in his face, too.
âI mean, what I shouldâve said is that my mum wanted to know if youâd like to have dinner with us. You could come home with me after school, if you wanted to.â Could I have been any more clumsy? Jeez.
He was quiet for a moment, and then he said, âThatâs nice of her, but Iâm not sure if my uncle can make it that night.â
âOh, heâs not invited.â Iâd done it again. I seemed to have a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease. I bit my lip and tried once more.
âNot that he wouldnât be welcome or anything, but Mum thought maybe youâd like to come by yourself so we could catch up. They didnât really get a chance to talk to you much when you came with Archimedes. And we wouldnât want to inconvenience him. His time must be valuable, being a photojournalist and all.â
Rionâs mouth quirked up in a crooked grin. All of a sudden my stomach gave a flip. How could I have forgotten what a great smile he had?
âItâs sometimes hard for other people to talk when Archimedes is around. He does tend to demand attention.â
I had to smile back. âHe sure is an interesting person.â
âThatâs a very diplomatic way of putting it. But to answer your question, yes, Iâd love to come to dinner. Will Harry be there, too?â
I looked at him in puzzlement. âHarry? Why would he be there?â
He hesitated before saying, âI had the impression you two were ⦠together.â
âUm, we hang out sometimes, sure. Weâre just friends.â To tell the truth, I wasnât sure what Harry and I were anymore. Not that I was going to say that to Rion.
âOh, I see.â His tone was neutral, but did I detect relief in his expression?
âAnyway, Iâll let Mum know.â I shifted my bag to my other arm. âI better let you go before you miss your bus.â
âOkay, well, tell your parents Iâm looking forward to it. Should I bring anything, like a cake or something?â
âNo need. Not that thereâll be anything too fancy. You already know Mumâs cooking abilities.
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