Название: Consume
Автор: Melissa Darnell
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Детская проза
isbn: 9781472010650
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“Whatever.”
I blew out a long, slow breath through my lips. “Maybe the problem is you two are both being hardheaded. She made a mistake and said some things she shouldn’t have. But she’s your mother. You have to forgive her.”
“Her first.”
“What?
“Tell her to forgive me for becoming her worst nightmare. Then we can try to talk it out.”
I sighed. There was no point in pushing Tristan about this any further tonight. It had been a tough day for both of us. We had plenty of time to talk about this later. “I should go, let you get to your homework or whatever. I don’t really need help with mine.”
“No, don’t go yet. I already did my homework while you were at Charmers practice. Which I notice you were awfully careful not to tell me about. Was Mrs. Daniels and everybody else happy to have you back?”
His anger and hurt and resentment, directed solely at his mother, was immediately packed away somewhere deep inside him. Now all I saw and sensed from him was love and loneliness.
It couldn’t hurt to stay a little longer. “Yeah. Well, mostly.” I let him see my memory of overhearing their thoughts and the rumors currently swirling around us.
He cringed. “We should come up with a story. One that doesn’t involve eloping to Las Vegas or you getting knocked up.”
“Why bother telling them a lie? They won’t believe it anyway. You know how they are. They’ll believe whatever story they choose.”
I glanced at him, noticing the thick textbook at his other hip, still open and lying facedown. It must have been some pretty interesting reading. Even with his new speed-reading ability, he still wasn’t much of a reader by choice.
I reached for the book. He shocked me by quickly laying his free hand over the cover.
“Oh, now I really need to know what you’re reading.” I tried reaching over him for the book again, losing my balance and falling across him. He just as quickly grabbed the book and used the advantage of his long arm to hold it beyond my reach.
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