The Savage Blue by Córdova Zoraida
Author:Córdova, Zoraida [Córdova, Zoraida]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Legends; Myths; Fables, Love & Romance, Survival Stories, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Other
ISBN: 9781402282065
Google: Hi1vMAEACAAJ
Amazon: 1402282060
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Published: 2013-01-01T07:00:00+00:00
Even before we climb the steep steps leading to the gothic building that is Thorne Hill High School, I can smell it.
Dirt, covering my body like Iâm digging into wet earth with bare hands.
At the school entrance, beneath the archway statues of two clashing angels, is a massive flower wreath with Ryanâs graduation photo at the center. Thick white candles drip on the floor like waxy tears.
I realize that the dirty smell of guilt is coming from me. If Iâd told him my secret, maybe heâd still be alive. He wouldâve known to run, to hide. I pull out an action figure Iâve had since fifth gradeâCaptain America with his tiny toy shield. The year he transferred from Nowhere, North Carolina, with his side-swept blond hair and big gray eyes and honest faceâwell, it was pretty annoying. So we called him that until it stopped being a joke and just became part of his shtick. Ryan was better than the rest of us. Better than me.
All around and along the wreath are tiny things left by the rest of the school. Amid all the roses and daisies are a cluster of forget-me-nots from Mrs. Santosâ garden and an Italian horn Angelo had always promised to give him but just couldnât part with.
Kurt shifts uncomfortably. âI didnât know to bring something.â
âItâs okay,â I say.
He shakes his head, frustrated. âIt isnât.â
I thought Iâd feel weird coming back, but despite the silence in the halls, I think I still fit right in. The tension is familiar, clinging with loss, excitement, hormones, and anxiety. Yep, still the average high school.
Ryan didnât have a funeral in Brooklyn. As soon as his parents got his body back from the morgue, they moved back to North Carolina, convinced of the dangers of the big city.
Flanked by Layla and Kurt, we file into the auditorium, which is full to the brim with kids.
âAre you okay?â Layla asks, crossing her fingers with mine.
âNo.â I hate the way the swim team is looking at me. The day I left for the Vanishing Cove, we had our final meet. We wouldnât have swum, not without Ryan, but Iâm their captain. Was their captain. âI shouldnât be here.â
âYes, you should.â
For a second, Angelo stares at me with that way he has, like he canât decide if heâs going to deck you in the face or shake your hand. Then again, Angelo doesnât shake hands. Everything about himâ his messy button-down, the gelled hair that feels like a helmet to the touchâis comforting. No matter what, heâll never change who he is to the core. Then he grins and pulls me into a man-hug.
âCan you believe Principal Quinn asked me to give a speech?â Angelo holds out his fist and I bump it.
Principal Quinn finishes setting up the microphone. Angelo puts on his game face. The real concentrated kind he reserves for meets or when heâs on lifeguard duty. People can say a lot about Angelo: heâs a player; he probably stole your
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