Souls Apart (Book 1 in the Lost Souls Trilogy) Read Free Page A

tomorrow.   I felt happy
as I unlocked the door.   Mom had gone to
bed.   Turns out she hadn’t worried about
me at all.   Still, it was only early days
with Eddie.   We had a lifetime to spend
together and I thought it best to take things slowly.

    -3-

    I knocked for Amber on the way to school. She was
wearing the long, black gothic dress she got from the attic sale.   She’d teamed it with doc martens and a long
silver necklace.   She’d spiked her short
red hair too and I thought she looked really cool.
    “So, how did your date go?”   she asked, her mouth full of gum.
    “Oh, Amb , I think I’min love.”
    She screamed. “ Agghh ! That’s
so great!”
        She gave me a huge hug and offered me some
gum.   I shook my head.   I knew it wasn’t real food, but I couldn’t eat
anything.   I’d not slept all night
either.   I’d just lay there, thinking
about that kiss. “I’m seeing him again tonight.”
    “I can’t wait to meet him.   Have you got any photos?”
    “No. I didn’t think to take one. It’s only early days
yet anyway.”
    “He sounds so cool, not like the dorks we have to put
up with in class, right?”
    “He’s nothing at all like a high school guy.   He’s a writer.   He’s so romantic.”
    Amber grabbed hold of me. “You got it bad, gal!”
    We both giggled as we made our way to class. I didn’t know
how I made it through a day of school.   I
was surprised I didn’t get told off at least once, for daydreaming.

    ***

    Home time couldn’t come fast enough.   After saying goodbye to Amber, I rushed home
and was disappointed to see Mom had made curry.   Usually, I would beg her to make it, but tonight I had no appetite. Mom
was already eating hers. She beckoned me to sit down. “I’ve been waiting all
day to hear about your date,” she said.
    “Oh, Mom, He’s so great.   I’mmeeting
him again tonight.”
    “ Oooh , it sounds serious.”
    I took hold of my fork and started to move morsels of
meat around my plate. I placed a small mouthful of chicken into my mouth.   I had to eat something, I guess. “I can’t believe
we’ve only just met. It’s like we’ve known each other for years.”
    Mom smiled. “I still remember the first time your dad
and I met.   I’d taken my car into the
shop because of a flat and he came to take a look, but he ended up looking at
me more than my car!”   She laughed, and
then sighed. “He was so cute. It’s a pity you didn’t really get to know him.”
    I felt tears welling up. “I know, Mom.”   I changed the subject. “This curry is yummy,
as usual.”
    She pushed her plate away, with half of it uneaten. “Oh,
well.   I’d best get ready for work.   Late shift tonight.”   She gave me a kiss on my head and I ate a few
more mouthfuls myself before rushing upstairs, eager to get ready for my date.
    -4-

    We met by the big house again and this time he pulled
me close and kissed me before he even spoke. “I missed you,” he said.
    “Me too.   I can’t
stop thinking about you.”
    “I wanted to take you somewhere special tonight. I’mglad you wore jeans like I asked.”
    I smiled. I was a little overdressed the last time we
went out; I knew that now. We walked a different route this time; instead of
going into the forest we took a shortcut around the back of the huge, scary
mansion house.   At the bottom of the hill,
on the other side of the house, was a huge lake.   I’d never been there before, due to being
scared of going anywhere near the house.   It was so peaceful.   He led me to
a small wooden bench at the back of the lake.   It was secluded; yet, even if it hadn’t been I would have felt like we
were the only two people in the world. Across from the lake was a waterfall and
the noise of the rushing water helped to relax me.
      He started to
touch my cheek with his fingertips and I felt shivers run down my spine, and
then his lips were on mine again and it was so passionate.   Things