thinking about you since I saw you at the party.”
She’d bet he stopped thinking about her when he got his new bang toy alone that night. Lucky for them, they’d left about fifteen minutes before the cops had arrived. So while Kylie had been sitting at the police station, Trey had probably been expanding on his luck by getting lucky with his new girlfriend.
“Sara told me that you were at some camp in Fallen,” he said when she didn’t say anything. “She said your mom sent you there because of the party.”
“Yeah,” she answered, even though she realized it wasn’t the whole truth. But she couldn’t tell Trey the truth. Not even part of the truth. That’s when it hit her, how many lies she’d have to tell everyone she knew. That’s when she realized something else. Her mom hadn’t been lying when she’d said Dr. Day had convinced her that Kylie needed to come here. Maybe her mom hadn’t wanted to get rid of Kylie as badly as she thought. That should have made her feel better, but the achiness in her chest grew.
She missed her mom. She missed her dad. She wanted to go home. The gonna-cry knot formed in her throat and she swallowed it.
“Are you allowed to get phone calls?” Trey asked, his voice bringing her back to the moment and away from her thoughts.
Allowed? Kylie hadn’t considered that. “I think so. No one’s told me I couldn’t.” But she hadn’t read the rules that were supposed to be posted in her cabin, either. Not that it was her fault; she hadn’t been allowed to go to her cabin yet.
She looked up to see if anyone else was on a phone. She spotted two people talking and two more texting. One of the texting kids was Jonathon, aka Piercing Guy, who stood with two other guys. Beside them stood Goth Girl, who hung with a crowd of other goths.
Kylie also spotted Lucas Parker. Not on the phone but talking to a group of girls that looked like his personal fan club. He was smiling at something someone said. And she could see the girls holding on to his every word, practically swooning all over him. Let them laugh and swoon, Kylie thought. He hadn’t killed their cat.
“I’m going to a soccer camp in Fallen next week,” Trey said, bringing her back to the conversation. “I thought maybe we could … maybe we could find a way to get together. To talk. I miss you, Kylie.”
“I thought you were with that girl, Shannon.”
“We weren’t ever really going out. But we’re not seeing each other anymore. I could never talk to her.”
But I’ll bet you did other things. It hurt to remember how the girl had hung all over him at the party.
“Say you’ll at least meet me,” he said. “Please. I really miss you.”
Her chest grew heavier. “I don’t know if I can … I mean, I don’t know how things are run here yet.”
“I think our camps are just a mile or so apart. It wouldn’t be hard for us to meet.”
She closed her eyes and thought how good it would be to see Trey. To see anyone she knew wasn’t a freak, but especially Trey. He had always been her go-to person when things bothered her. Which was why his breaking up with her had broken her heart.
“I can’t make any promises, not until I figure things out here.” Kylie looked up.
Holiday and Sky were moving to the front of the room. “Lunch is ready,” Sky said. “Let’s let the new people start first. And then we’ll jump into introductions.”
Introductions? The thought of having to talk to the group had butterflies nosediving in her stomach.
Kylie saw Derek turn and look at her as if wondering if she wanted to get in line together. She kind of liked the idea of standing beside him, instead of standing alone.
“I have to go, Trey,” she said.
“But Kylie—”
She hung up. She hadn’t done it to be mean, but the idea that he might feel a bit rejected didn’t bother her too much. Payback could be hell.
Derek stood up and waved her over. Yup, Derek was taller than Trey. Moving Derek’s way,
She’d bet he stopped thinking about her when he got his new bang toy alone that night. Lucky for them, they’d left about fifteen minutes before the cops had arrived. So while Kylie had been sitting at the police station, Trey had probably been expanding on his luck by getting lucky with his new girlfriend.
“Sara told me that you were at some camp in Fallen,” he said when she didn’t say anything. “She said your mom sent you there because of the party.”
“Yeah,” she answered, even though she realized it wasn’t the whole truth. But she couldn’t tell Trey the truth. Not even part of the truth. That’s when it hit her, how many lies she’d have to tell everyone she knew. That’s when she realized something else. Her mom hadn’t been lying when she’d said Dr. Day had convinced her that Kylie needed to come here. Maybe her mom hadn’t wanted to get rid of Kylie as badly as she thought. That should have made her feel better, but the achiness in her chest grew.
She missed her mom. She missed her dad. She wanted to go home. The gonna-cry knot formed in her throat and she swallowed it.
“Are you allowed to get phone calls?” Trey asked, his voice bringing her back to the moment and away from her thoughts.
Allowed? Kylie hadn’t considered that. “I think so. No one’s told me I couldn’t.” But she hadn’t read the rules that were supposed to be posted in her cabin, either. Not that it was her fault; she hadn’t been allowed to go to her cabin yet.
She looked up to see if anyone else was on a phone. She spotted two people talking and two more texting. One of the texting kids was Jonathon, aka Piercing Guy, who stood with two other guys. Beside them stood Goth Girl, who hung with a crowd of other goths.
Kylie also spotted Lucas Parker. Not on the phone but talking to a group of girls that looked like his personal fan club. He was smiling at something someone said. And she could see the girls holding on to his every word, practically swooning all over him. Let them laugh and swoon, Kylie thought. He hadn’t killed their cat.
“I’m going to a soccer camp in Fallen next week,” Trey said, bringing her back to the conversation. “I thought maybe we could … maybe we could find a way to get together. To talk. I miss you, Kylie.”
“I thought you were with that girl, Shannon.”
“We weren’t ever really going out. But we’re not seeing each other anymore. I could never talk to her.”
But I’ll bet you did other things. It hurt to remember how the girl had hung all over him at the party.
“Say you’ll at least meet me,” he said. “Please. I really miss you.”
Her chest grew heavier. “I don’t know if I can … I mean, I don’t know how things are run here yet.”
“I think our camps are just a mile or so apart. It wouldn’t be hard for us to meet.”
She closed her eyes and thought how good it would be to see Trey. To see anyone she knew wasn’t a freak, but especially Trey. He had always been her go-to person when things bothered her. Which was why his breaking up with her had broken her heart.
“I can’t make any promises, not until I figure things out here.” Kylie looked up.
Holiday and Sky were moving to the front of the room. “Lunch is ready,” Sky said. “Let’s let the new people start first. And then we’ll jump into introductions.”
Introductions? The thought of having to talk to the group had butterflies nosediving in her stomach.
Kylie saw Derek turn and look at her as if wondering if she wanted to get in line together. She kind of liked the idea of standing beside him, instead of standing alone.
“I have to go, Trey,” she said.
“But Kylie—”
She hung up. She hadn’t done it to be mean, but the idea that he might feel a bit rejected didn’t bother her too much. Payback could be hell.
Derek stood up and waved her over. Yup, Derek was taller than Trey. Moving Derek’s way,
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