Jealousy - Canterwood Crest

Informationen zum Autor Jessica Burkhart Klappentext Lauren's got to saddle up and sit tall if she's going to make it to Thanksgiving at Canterwood Crest. To top things off, Lauren's working on testing for the advanced team, and she fights feeling jealous toward Khloe, who's already secured a seat. Looks like Lauren is in for a bumpy ride. Jealousy TRICK I STARED INTO FAMILIAR GREEN EYES. EYES that I now could tell weren’t ocean blue. The clouds had shifted past the full Halloween-night moon and, mask now in his hands, the wrong guy stood in front of me. Wrong as in my ex-boyfriend. I reached out and shoved his chest with both hands. Taylor Frost staggered backward a step, clutching his white mask and holding up a hand. The door to the ballroom opened as more people went inside. Music blared until the doors closed. I’d been dreaming about tonight—waking every morning with a silly grin on my face just thinking that my birthday wish might come true. That Drew Adams, my crush, would kiss me on my birthday. But I had kissed someone else and not even realized it until it was too late. How could I not have known? “Lauren, I’m sorry,” Taylor said. “I shouldn’t have—” I was lost in a swirl of thoughts centered on Drew: How was I going to explain this to him? Who made a mistake like this? Would I lose Drew? I closed my eyes for a second, screaming at the thoughts to evaporate. I had to pull myself together and focus on Taylor first. “Stop!” I hissed. “I am not going to let this ruin my birthday party—the one that my friends worked so hard on and you just crashed.” Taylor’s head jerked back a fraction. “If you want to talk, we’re not doing it here,” I finished. I turned away from him, stepped around the dark-brown carriage that was covered in twinkly lights. When I’d seen the carriage, I’d imagined it taking Drew and me down the trail that Lexa had decorated and described as “romantic and spooky.” The next carriage ride might be taking Taylor to Union. I walked to a bench that was far enough away from my Halloween-slash-birthday masquerade party. I closed my eyes, rubbing my temples and probably ruining my makeup. Khloe’s surprise—a professional makeup artist for us—felt as if it had happened days instead of mere hours ago. Khloe, Cole, and all of my other friends were inside dancing, eating, and playing games. It felt as if I’d seen everyone but Drew tonight. I crossed my fingers that he was inside and hadn’t bailed. It was a confusing scene, thanks to the masks. I hurried, hoping Drew or anyone else wouldn’t see me leaving with a guy. More than anything, I hoped Drew hadn’t witnessed The Kiss. I shivered in the chilly late-October air as Taylor approached the bench. My light-pink dress with spaghetti straps didn’t offer much warmth. I bit the inside of my cheek, trying not to let Taylor see that I was cold—it felt weak. We’d known each other for almost two years, and I’d never been this upset with him. Maybe not with anyone. My teeth chattered, betraying me. “Even though you’re mad, please take my coat,” he said. Without a word Taylor slipped off his jacket and held it out. “Fine,” I said, my tone as cold as I felt. “Thank you.” I took the black suit jacket from him and slipped it on. I’d never felt so many things at once. Anger. Confusion. And . . . happiness? I had to be confusing serious fury with happiness, because there was no reason, not even the tiniest one, for me to be happy right now. Taylor perched at the opposite edge of the bench and turned to me. We just looked at each other. He had...

Product details

• Authors: Jessica Burkhart
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 13
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.02.2013
• EAN: 9781442436572
• ISBN: 978-1-4424-3657-2
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 195 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Canterwood Crest; Canterwood Crest
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature