Kissing the Demons
“She had always been the conscientious sort, keeping up with her reading and essays so that she didn’t get left behind. The truth was that she’d never felt particularly confident about her abilities. While other girls at her private school had floated effortlessly along on a sea of good grades with minimum effort, Caro had had to strive for every A and B she gained.
Since she’d moved into number thirteen her marks had started to slip and she knew that if she didn’t do something about it, it woul...d all end in tears and ignominy. There had been times when she’d thought that the house itself was making her restless and unable to concentrate. She liked to be in control – and that was something she was finding increasingly difficult in Torland Place.
She looked down at the mobile phone she’d been turning over and over in her hand and suddenly recalled that she’d seen Matt taking pictures with it at the party on Friday night. He’d found it on the mantelpiece and he’d been snapping away when she’d seen him and snatched it back, making it quite clear that he had no right to interfere with her private property.MoreLess
Since she’d moved into number thirteen her marks had started to slip and she knew that if she didn’t do something about it, it woul...d all end in tears and ignominy. There had been times when she’d thought that the house itself was making her restless and unable to concentrate. She liked to be in control – and that was something she was finding increasingly difficult in Torland Place.
She looked down at the mobile phone she’d been turning over and over in her hand and suddenly recalled that she’d seen Matt taking pictures with it at the party on Friday night. He’d found it on the mantelpiece and he’d been snapping away when she’d seen him and snatched it back, making it quite clear that he had no right to interfere with her private property.MoreLess
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