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snickered.
“Seriously though,” Logan said, pointing to the only three cars
in the lot, Max’s, Trent ’s, and mine. “That Daniel kid’s got a
party going tonight and it’s only 10:30 . Shall we?”
I hesitated, considering. I was tired
and somehow the party scene didn’t feel right after a night like tonight. This
adventure seemed out of place in the real world and I was uncertain about
forcing them to collide. On the other hand, I had completed my first full week
here, had a great job, great roommate, and great friends. In general I had a
lot to celebrate.
That is of course, unless I counted my
possible upcoming attack. I frowned. Crap. I’d been doing so well with not
thinking about that till now. I’d dodged calls from my dad by texting him to
let him know I was fine but not actually picking up, in order to avoid the
dreaded conversation. Though I hadn’t harped on it, it was always in the back
of my mind. I’d felt paranoid all day. Even some of my friends had asked me
once or twice if I was all right when I couldn’t stop looking around. I knew I
was safe in a public area and there was no way for anyone watching to know what
I was unless I unleashed some of my magic. Still, no matter how much fun I had,
it was there. Still was.
Jay, noticing my frown, shook his head
at me “Kira, this day isn’t over. Not yet.” He knew where my head was at
somehow. Probably not the specifics but he knew that I was worried like I had
been at the pub earlier. He probably knew because maybe his mind was on his
problems too. He got it and he was trying to throw us both another lifeline and
at least a little more time.
I nodded, my eyes never leaving his and
metaphorically grabbed on. “All right, who’s in my car? If you want shotgun,
you should call it now.”
Jay nodded imperceptibly. While
everyone fought for that spot, Jay shouted “I’ll call shotgun of Trent ’s.” This was followed by loud groans
because no else had thought of that.
Eventually my car held Mena, Will and
Demi with Brandon up front with me. Trent ’s car held Jay and Annabella and Max
drove with Logan in his car.
Brandon had me laughing hysterically with his
impressions of our friends while Will intermittently fed me the directions from
memory. When I caught a breath I asked “How do you know the roads so well,
Will?”
I was kind of curious but in truth, I
really just wanted to hear Will speak. At first I thought he was shy but I
realized that whenever he did speak, he spoke with purpose and confidence. I
reconsidered and found he was more about letting his actions speak for him. I
respected that. Still, I wanted to get to know him too.
He cleared his throat. “Driving calms
me and helps me think. The second I turned 16 years old I got my driver’s
license and I was out on these roads, going anywhere.
“Wow” I responded
“What?” Will said.
“It’s just… I totally get that. I feel
the same way about my home in Boston . I was home schooled, so driving
around could sometimes be my only freedom from being cooped up all day.”
“Yeah” Demi added “That’s just like
Will, though he got the added benefit of getting away from his crazy parents.”
There was an awkward pause.
“Basically, yeah.” Will said as he
slipped an arm around Demi, silently giving her support for her slip.
Brandon changed the subject “What do you think
the odds are that there will be food at the party?”
Demi groaned loudly “You can’t be
serious. Even I’m stuffed and I didn’t eat Kira’s leftovers.”
Mena laughed “I doubt it’s that type of
party Bran but there’ll be plenty to drink. I’m sure you’ll be just fine.”
“I can deal with that but at 2:00am when you’re all craving fast- food, I get to say I told you so.”
The car was full of eye rolls at that
one. “Turn right up at the next light and you’ll pull into the apartment
complex” Will directed.
I went into the right lane and watched
through my
“Seriously though,” Logan said, pointing to the only three cars
in the lot, Max’s, Trent ’s, and mine. “That Daniel kid’s got a
party going tonight and it’s only 10:30 . Shall we?”
I hesitated, considering. I was tired
and somehow the party scene didn’t feel right after a night like tonight. This
adventure seemed out of place in the real world and I was uncertain about
forcing them to collide. On the other hand, I had completed my first full week
here, had a great job, great roommate, and great friends. In general I had a
lot to celebrate.
That is of course, unless I counted my
possible upcoming attack. I frowned. Crap. I’d been doing so well with not
thinking about that till now. I’d dodged calls from my dad by texting him to
let him know I was fine but not actually picking up, in order to avoid the
dreaded conversation. Though I hadn’t harped on it, it was always in the back
of my mind. I’d felt paranoid all day. Even some of my friends had asked me
once or twice if I was all right when I couldn’t stop looking around. I knew I
was safe in a public area and there was no way for anyone watching to know what
I was unless I unleashed some of my magic. Still, no matter how much fun I had,
it was there. Still was.
Jay, noticing my frown, shook his head
at me “Kira, this day isn’t over. Not yet.” He knew where my head was at
somehow. Probably not the specifics but he knew that I was worried like I had
been at the pub earlier. He probably knew because maybe his mind was on his
problems too. He got it and he was trying to throw us both another lifeline and
at least a little more time.
I nodded, my eyes never leaving his and
metaphorically grabbed on. “All right, who’s in my car? If you want shotgun,
you should call it now.”
Jay nodded imperceptibly. While
everyone fought for that spot, Jay shouted “I’ll call shotgun of Trent ’s.” This was followed by loud groans
because no else had thought of that.
Eventually my car held Mena, Will and
Demi with Brandon up front with me. Trent ’s car held Jay and Annabella and Max
drove with Logan in his car.
Brandon had me laughing hysterically with his
impressions of our friends while Will intermittently fed me the directions from
memory. When I caught a breath I asked “How do you know the roads so well,
Will?”
I was kind of curious but in truth, I
really just wanted to hear Will speak. At first I thought he was shy but I
realized that whenever he did speak, he spoke with purpose and confidence. I
reconsidered and found he was more about letting his actions speak for him. I
respected that. Still, I wanted to get to know him too.
He cleared his throat. “Driving calms
me and helps me think. The second I turned 16 years old I got my driver’s
license and I was out on these roads, going anywhere.
“Wow” I responded
“What?” Will said.
“It’s just… I totally get that. I feel
the same way about my home in Boston . I was home schooled, so driving
around could sometimes be my only freedom from being cooped up all day.”
“Yeah” Demi added “That’s just like
Will, though he got the added benefit of getting away from his crazy parents.”
There was an awkward pause.
“Basically, yeah.” Will said as he
slipped an arm around Demi, silently giving her support for her slip.
Brandon changed the subject “What do you think
the odds are that there will be food at the party?”
Demi groaned loudly “You can’t be
serious. Even I’m stuffed and I didn’t eat Kira’s leftovers.”
Mena laughed “I doubt it’s that type of
party Bran but there’ll be plenty to drink. I’m sure you’ll be just fine.”
“I can deal with that but at 2:00am when you’re all craving fast- food, I get to say I told you so.”
The car was full of eye rolls at that
one. “Turn right up at the next light and you’ll pull into the apartment
complex” Will directed.
I went into the right lane and watched
through my
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