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never heard before.
He is running toward me panicked. He looks sick. My stomach is a tight ball. "What?"
He flashes and scoops me up. He grips me to his chest.
"I'll find you again. I swear I will."
He presses his face into mine.
I pull back. "What is your deal?"
He swallows. "Ari. She just sent me this." He pulls out his cell and shows me the message. My eyes widen. "My dad."
I wink but the world stops. Aleks's arms become sparkles in the air, gripping me. Everything moves slowly. His lips move in slow motion and the sounds are lost.
I spin, trying desperately to grip onto him. His body passes through mine.
I spin faster.
O and Ari made me come to them so Ari could say goodbye. I thought the look in her eyes was sorrow for Sam. But I see now it was for me.
I close my eyes and let the spinning take me. I don’t know where I will wake up when it stops. I don’t know what the world will look like.
His voice breaks through the spinning world.
"AIMEEEEEEEEE!" He screams.
And then it's black and still and I am not sure if I'm gone. But I can't open my eyes. The darkness takes me.
Chapter Seven
Before
Port Mackenzie 2010
Aimee
My eyes fuzz out. I blink and try to focus on what I'm doing.
"Aimes you going tonight? Hello?"
I look at my mom and smile. "Yeah. I think so. Blake wants to go." Everything feels weird for a minute. I inhale through my nose and notice it right away. I can smell my mom. The mix of old perfume and laundry soap and her clothes makes my heart tug. I don’t know why.
I get up from the computer and wrap my arms around her. I take a deep breath. The air around her makes me hungry.
"Honey, are you okay?"
I nod into her neck.
"I think I had a bad dream last night," I mutter. Starvation almost cripples me. I clutch my stomach. "I need something to eat." I walk away from her embrace and stumble down the stairs to the kitchen. I pour a heaping glass of chocolate soymilk, but then finish the carton off.
I lower it and burp. The hunger is burning my belly.
"Gross. Jesus." I glance at Alise and grin.
I pick up the glass and down it in fast chugs.
I place it on the counter and rub my belly. Alise is almost gagging but the doorbell rings. She leaves to answer it and I open the fridge. I grab a block of cheese and pull off a hunk. I take a bite but it isn’t what I want. I toss the hunk of cheese I broke off and put the rest back in the fridge.
I can't seem to quench my hunger.
"Aimes, we're leaving now." I look at my reflection in the glass on the wall mount stove and nod. "Coming." Something is different. I just can't put a finger on it.
I shake my head and leave the kitchen.
Mom is standing at the bottom of the stairs, smiling. She touches my cheek. "You sure you want to do this?"
I nod. "It's the last party of the year. I leave for Harvard in a few months. It's cool." Alise kisses our mom and walks out of the house.
I shake my head at her strappy silver wedges and tiny silver shirt/dress. "Besides, someone has to make sure the hot mess comes home."
Mom laughs. "Oh you know what she's like."
I look at my mom and smirk. "Aunt Karen."
Mom rolls her eyes. "Let's just pray she doesn’t end up in Vegas dancing like Aunt Karen."
I shiver. "Responsible parents would have crushed her wickedness years ago. I blame you both."
She hugs me tightly to her and laughs her crazy giggle. "One day Aimes, you're going to see that the crazy spirit inside of her means well."
I shake my head and walk out. "I'll text if she gets out of control." I look back. "Tell dad to be on the ready."
She laughs her musical giggle. "Honey, he's in Portland for the night. He won't be home until tomorrow. I will come and get you if I have to."
I shake my head. "We'll be fine." I don’t know what the reason is but I don’t want her leaving the house. I have a terrible feeling in my stomach."
"Aimee, haul ass." Alise shouts from her car.
Mom waves and blows kisses and closes the door.
I climb in and buckle
He is running toward me panicked. He looks sick. My stomach is a tight ball. "What?"
He flashes and scoops me up. He grips me to his chest.
"I'll find you again. I swear I will."
He presses his face into mine.
I pull back. "What is your deal?"
He swallows. "Ari. She just sent me this." He pulls out his cell and shows me the message. My eyes widen. "My dad."
I wink but the world stops. Aleks's arms become sparkles in the air, gripping me. Everything moves slowly. His lips move in slow motion and the sounds are lost.
I spin, trying desperately to grip onto him. His body passes through mine.
I spin faster.
O and Ari made me come to them so Ari could say goodbye. I thought the look in her eyes was sorrow for Sam. But I see now it was for me.
I close my eyes and let the spinning take me. I don’t know where I will wake up when it stops. I don’t know what the world will look like.
His voice breaks through the spinning world.
"AIMEEEEEEEEE!" He screams.
And then it's black and still and I am not sure if I'm gone. But I can't open my eyes. The darkness takes me.
Chapter Seven
Before
Port Mackenzie 2010
Aimee
My eyes fuzz out. I blink and try to focus on what I'm doing.
"Aimes you going tonight? Hello?"
I look at my mom and smile. "Yeah. I think so. Blake wants to go." Everything feels weird for a minute. I inhale through my nose and notice it right away. I can smell my mom. The mix of old perfume and laundry soap and her clothes makes my heart tug. I don’t know why.
I get up from the computer and wrap my arms around her. I take a deep breath. The air around her makes me hungry.
"Honey, are you okay?"
I nod into her neck.
"I think I had a bad dream last night," I mutter. Starvation almost cripples me. I clutch my stomach. "I need something to eat." I walk away from her embrace and stumble down the stairs to the kitchen. I pour a heaping glass of chocolate soymilk, but then finish the carton off.
I lower it and burp. The hunger is burning my belly.
"Gross. Jesus." I glance at Alise and grin.
I pick up the glass and down it in fast chugs.
I place it on the counter and rub my belly. Alise is almost gagging but the doorbell rings. She leaves to answer it and I open the fridge. I grab a block of cheese and pull off a hunk. I take a bite but it isn’t what I want. I toss the hunk of cheese I broke off and put the rest back in the fridge.
I can't seem to quench my hunger.
"Aimes, we're leaving now." I look at my reflection in the glass on the wall mount stove and nod. "Coming." Something is different. I just can't put a finger on it.
I shake my head and leave the kitchen.
Mom is standing at the bottom of the stairs, smiling. She touches my cheek. "You sure you want to do this?"
I nod. "It's the last party of the year. I leave for Harvard in a few months. It's cool." Alise kisses our mom and walks out of the house.
I shake my head at her strappy silver wedges and tiny silver shirt/dress. "Besides, someone has to make sure the hot mess comes home."
Mom laughs. "Oh you know what she's like."
I look at my mom and smirk. "Aunt Karen."
Mom rolls her eyes. "Let's just pray she doesn’t end up in Vegas dancing like Aunt Karen."
I shiver. "Responsible parents would have crushed her wickedness years ago. I blame you both."
She hugs me tightly to her and laughs her crazy giggle. "One day Aimes, you're going to see that the crazy spirit inside of her means well."
I shake my head and walk out. "I'll text if she gets out of control." I look back. "Tell dad to be on the ready."
She laughs her musical giggle. "Honey, he's in Portland for the night. He won't be home until tomorrow. I will come and get you if I have to."
I shake my head. "We'll be fine." I don’t know what the reason is but I don’t want her leaving the house. I have a terrible feeling in my stomach."
"Aimee, haul ass." Alise shouts from her car.
Mom waves and blows kisses and closes the door.
I climb in and buckle
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