The Truth About Letting Go by Moore Leigh Talbert

Author:Moore, Leigh Talbert [Moore, Leigh Talbert]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-02-18T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Colt’s truck is at the curb outside my house just after eleven. I hear the low noise of the engine, and instantly, I’m alert and out of bed, pulling on a denim mini to go with the black tank I’m wearing.

Mom’s been in her room since I got back from the creek, so I’m not worried about her catching me. My solitary dinner consisted of three bites of a cheese sandwich, and I’ve almost given up on ever having an appetite again. Still, I quickly brush my teeth before shoving my feet into tan Chucks and slipping out my bedroom door. After all our previous encounters, I’m pretty confident I’ll be making out with Colt at some point tonight. I slip a few peppermints into my pocket for backup.

Crickets are screeching loudly outside, and it’s a warm night. My skirt restricts my movements as I sprint across the lawn, and I wonder if I should’ve worn black pants instead. I have no idea what we’re doing. Colt’s waiting in a steel-grey modified pickup that’s so new it smells like fresh leather. I quickly jump inside and the door closes with a solid fwomp. He slides across the smooth seat and catches my neck, pulling my face to his for a kiss.

“I like the almost-spy outfit,” he says, releasing me. I stay close to him in the middle, and he rests his hand on my leg as we pull away from the curb. “Black tank and sexy mini. Nice.”

“Should I have worn pants?”

“No way, I like your legs.” His thumb slides over the bare skin of my inner thigh, and my pulse clicks higher. The weirdness of my day is left far behind.

We drive around the quiet neighborhood. Eleven o’clock on a Monday night, a school night, is guaranteed to be dead in Shadow Falls. Still, some of the houses are lit and the curtains are open. I look through the windows into the lives. I see couples standing in living rooms talking. Moms and Dads discussing business or work, maybe childcare or where they’ll take their next vacation. Scenes that never occur in my house anymore. The tightness clenches in my chest, and I slide across the middle closer to Colt. He wraps his arm around my shoulders, and I lay my head back on him.

“Where we headed?” I ask, kissing his neck.

“The nearest dark alley if you keep that up.”

Thinking of the cure for my pain, I almost suggest we do it now, but I’m curious about what he has in mind. I lift my head and straighten in the seat.

“What were you so excited about this morning?”

“Remember my text about toilet paper?”

I nod. “Toilet paper can be fun?”

“Look in the bed.”

I twist in my seat and see what looks like ten packages of tissue stacked in the back.

“We rolling a house?”

“We’re creating a geyser at school.”

“What are you talking about?”

“We use this to plug every toilet. Then tomorrow, the first person to flush, Kaboom! The whole sewage system goes up.

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