Three Day Summer by Sarvenaz Tash

Author:Sarvenaz Tash
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

chapter 37

Cora

A couple of sips into his beer and Michael seems to have relaxed enough to form sentences again. Pretending to be a rock god, not bad. In the presence of a rock goddess, total disaster.

But once he regains some of his composure, he starts to excitedly fill me in on what exactly makes Janis so great (“Her voice. It’s so raw. Like the joy and pain of existence itself is transmitting through her.”). He even tells me about some of the other bands he mentioned before, like Canned Heat (“Perfect, pure blues music. Which is really the basis of rock-’n’-roll.”) and Santana (“Not that anybody can beat Jimi, but my cuz says he’s a worthy second. So I’m curious as all hell.”).

He honestly knows more about music than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s pretty impressive, and I tell him so.

He shrugs good-naturedly, but I can tell he’s pleased. “It’s not very often that I actually know more about something than someone else. Trust me. We should both enjoy this moment for the rarity that it is.”

I laugh.

“What about you?” he asks, as he takes another sip from his beer. “Since you’re obviously not spending time as the president of your local Doors fan club, what’s your favorite thing to do? For fun?”

I consider this, not sure anyone’s ever really asked me that before. Truthfully, I don’t think most people who know me would think to put the word “fun” in the same sentence as “Cora.” “Um . . . I like the movies?” I finally offer lamely.

“Oh, yeah? Seen any good ones lately?”

I have to rack my brain a little, because I haven’t actually been to the movies since Ned and I broke up. What was the last one we saw together? Oh, right. John Wayne. His choice. “True Grit,” I finally remember the name. “It was pretty good.”

Michael nods. “I missed that one.” Then his face lights up. “Oh, but have you heard of this new one, Easy Rider? I haven’t actually gotten around to seeing it yet, but I’ve heard it’s supposed to be amazing. Really different.”

I shake my head no, starting to think that maybe I’m not that into movies if I can’t even be bothered to go to one alone. “See? Here’s another thing you actually know more about than me.” I throw my hands up in the air.

He opens his mouth to say something, but then closes it again. For a wild second, I think he’s about to ask me out to the movies. But then he surprises me with a different question. “So what do you really like to do, Cora?” He grasps his beer glass in both hands, his head cocked, looking at me intently across it. “In your spare time?”

I eye him. “Honestly?” I ask, and he nods. “I don’t really have much spare time. I’m either at school or helping out at my farm. And the rest of the time, I’m volunteering at the hospital.” He’s looking at me quizzically and I wonder if he’s thinking about how boring that sounds.

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