The New Beginning (The LeAnna Series Book 1) by R. L. Tornero

Author:R. L. Tornero [Tornero, R. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Falling from the Tree

After we finished eating, I escaped to the restroom to find a couple of seconds of peace. I needed to think. I needed to decide what to do. Lying to Felix was wrong. I wanted him to know the truth about Tom. But I was too scared of what would happen if he knew the truth.

I glanced in the mirror. A thought about my hair appeared. I didn't have this problem until Tina came along. I looked closer. Felix seems to like it. I wonder why Tina doesn't.

I left the restroom and to my surprise, she was there. Tina. Right in front of me.

"Hey, wanna go outside?"

"Where outside?"

"To one of those trails that I saw you walk earlier."

"Were you spying?"

"No. I just couldn't help but see you and your friends walk that way – which they're hardly your friends. They barely know you. Now me, they've known me for a while now."

"Then why don't they hang out with you?"

"Well they would but they want to make the new girl feel welcome."

"That's not true," I said firmly. I was irritated. And it was growing into hot anger.

"Whatever you want to think there. Want to go outside now?"

I sighed. "I guess."

We walked out and towards the paths. It was a silent awkward walk. The kind of walk that you wonder why you're actually taking.

She pointed at one of the big trees along the way.

"That's a good climbing tree," she said.

"It is?"

"Sure. Want to have a go at it?"

"I – I don't know. I'm not a good climber. I've never really had any experience with climbing trees."

She laughed. Hard. It was funny to her. "It's easy, LeAnna. I can show you how right now."

"I don't think I want to."

She sighed. "Come on, don't you have an adventurous side?"

"Well yes, but – "

"No buts. Either you do or you don't."

"Okay, fine. Show me how to climb it then." I don't know why I let her win. Maybe I just didn't want to be laughed at anymore.

She smiled. "Great." But there was an impish glow in her eyes. Those dark, empty eyes.

"Alright. So just pull yourself to that limb and stand."

I huffed, pulling my weight. My arms were extra weak and trembly.

"Do the same thing with the limb above you and so on. Then, you can sit and enjoy the scenery. Oh, and if you're afraid of heights don't look down."

I climbed to the next limb and the next. But I began to feel more than shaky. I wanted to faint. My arms were throbbing.

"I'm feeling sort of weird, Tina," I called. But I made the mistake of looking. Far. I was far from the ground.

"Don't worry about it, climb to the next limb."

"No, I'm coming down."

"Fine then, be a baby!" She turned and ran away.

"No, Tina, please don't leave. I – I need your help."

But there was no use. She couldn’t hear me. And I had a strong feeling she wasn’t coming back to help.

I couldn't panic. That was hard. But I knew it would make everything else worse.

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