“I’m losing David. He’ll be gone by winter and there’s nothing I can do about it—not even a magical first kiss can save happily ever after. Our dreamy afternoon was followed by an intensely silent drive home, with me trying so hard not to burst into a snivelling, needy teenage girl. I didn’t even get to go hide in my room and sob when I got home, because Vicki needed help with dinner, so the grief has just been accumulating. And now, my chest feels like I swallowed a rock. Vicki watched me close...ly the whole afternoon—dinnertime being no exception—and Dad, oblivious to my emotional state, talked with Sam across the table about his History project with Mr. Adams. But I didn’t care for any of it. I just had my first kiss. All I wanted was to go upstairs and waste my evening dreaming about it—or maybe, in my case, crying. “Ara?” I looked up from my plate. “Hm?” “How was practice this afternoon?” Dad asked. Practice? Oh, yeah, David told him a lie to get me out of class.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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