Outcasts (2013)
“Jemma asked, sitting on the end of Shaylinn’s bed. “He didn’t hurt you?”
Shaylinn sat up and leaned against the wall. Her eyes stung from the early hour. If Levi and Aunt Mary and Jemma weren’t awake now, she might have thought Omar’s visit had been a dream. “No, I told you. He just wanted the wetsuit.”
“He wanted to go swimming in the middle of the night?”
“I don’t know,” Shaylinn said. “It was scary. His eyes were all red. And he was saying such weird things.”
“Levi thinks it was because of h...is vaporizer,” Jemma said. “Like being drunk.”
“I suppose.” Why did Omar have to be so stupid? And if he’d been drunk, he likely hadn’t meant it when he’d said she was beautifully pretty.
“Honey, I’m sorry.” Jemma patted Shaylinn’s leg through the blanket. “You know, I need to tell you something. Mason came to see us last night after you were in bed. Before Omar’s … visit. It’s about Omar, though.”
Shaylinn already knew he was dying.MoreLess
Shaylinn sat up and leaned against the wall. Her eyes stung from the early hour. If Levi and Aunt Mary and Jemma weren’t awake now, she might have thought Omar’s visit had been a dream. “No, I told you. He just wanted the wetsuit.”
“He wanted to go swimming in the middle of the night?”
“I don’t know,” Shaylinn said. “It was scary. His eyes were all red. And he was saying such weird things.”
“Levi thinks it was because of h...is vaporizer,” Jemma said. “Like being drunk.”
“I suppose.” Why did Omar have to be so stupid? And if he’d been drunk, he likely hadn’t meant it when he’d said she was beautifully pretty.
“Honey, I’m sorry.” Jemma patted Shaylinn’s leg through the blanket. “You know, I need to tell you something. Mason came to see us last night after you were in bed. Before Omar’s … visit. It’s about Omar, though.”
Shaylinn already knew he was dying.MoreLess
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