Weightless by Gia Riley

Author:Gia Riley [Riley, Gia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Weightless
Goodreads: 25237078
Published: 2015-07-04T04:00:00+00:00

LAST NIGHT WAS THE SECOND night in a row Sophie woke up with a nightmare. I ended up moving from my chair into her bed when she couldn’t stop shaking. I’m convinced she wanted to run to the bathroom, but with me blocking her in her bed, she had no choice but to stay put—and it killed her.

From the moment she fell back to sleep, I’ve been playing out all the ways I can fuck up Blaine. My parents always said I had a vivid imagination, and now I believe them. He’s robbed Sophie of so much over the years, and now he’s invading my territory. Every bruise on her is a reminder of where he’s been.

“You’re staring again, Kipton.” Self-consciously, Sophie pulls her hair out of the ponytail and lets her hair fall around her face. She’s trying to hide the marks to make me more comfortable. “Can you hand me my brush, please.”

I open the drawer next to her bed and do as she asks. She takes it out of my hand, but before I let go of it, I look her straight in the eye. “What he did to you kills me, Sophie, but you don’t have to hide from me.”

She nods her head, but runs the brush though her long, blond hair anyway. “Is the make-up your mom brought me in the drawer? I’ll try to cover the bruises before we leave.”

“I just said you don’t have to hide.”

“I’m not hiding from you. It’s ugly to look at, and I don’t like when people stare. Plus it bothers you.”

“No, Sophie. What Blaine did to you bothers me—it fucking kills me. Not your face.”

“What if someone thinks you put them there?”

I hadn’t thought of that possibility, and I have no words for it either. So when I don’t answer her, she goes back to brushing her hair in silence.

I’ve been trying my best to keep her spirits up, but we’ve both become more and more agitated the longer Blaine’s on the run. Every time security changes outside her room we’re hopeful for good news considering he could be just about anywhere by now.

“Hello?” The door swings opens and Sophie’s dad walks in with a giant bouquet of fresh flowers. “I heard someone is getting discharged today!”

Sophie’s eyes widen in surprise when she sees the flowers. Her whole face lights up, and I wish I was the one who put that smile on her face. “There’s so many!”

He hands her the bouquet, and she sticks her nose in the middle of the bunch, inhaling as deeply as she can. Her ribs are still pretty sore despite the improvement she’s seen with the rest of her body.

“How’s my beauty today?” He asks with a smile identical to hers. The more I get to know Coach, the more I notice their similarities.

“Better,” Sophie answers, as she gingerly wraps her arms around his neck for a hug.

“That’s good news.”

“I’m almost a free girl,” she says with pride. She’s struggling with the idea of being on her own again, but hiding it well in front of her dad.

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