04 Secret by Brigid Kemmerer
Author:Brigid Kemmerer [Kemmerer, Brigid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K-Teen
Published: 2014-01-27T22:00:00+00:00
Quinn sat in Tylerâs truck and stared at her apartment building. Her momâs car was in the lot. So was Jakeâs. That didnât mean much other than that their cars hadnât been towed. If her brother had been arrested, his car could still be here, right? What about her mom?
Sheâd been waiting for a call to the guidance office all day, expecting to find a social worker sitting in the waiting room or something. She was prepared for hushed voices to say things like, âWe didnât realize how bad things had gotten. We have a few options, but weâre going to take care of you . . .â
But that call never came. Quinn slogged through her classes, making her way toward the end of the day, hating the thought of going home.
Sheâd been ready to ride the bus all night, but Tyler texted to ask if she wanted to be his rooftop companion for the evening.
Without Nick, she didnât have a ride to the dance studio.
Without Tyler, she didnât have a place to sleep for the night.
Rooftop taquitos it was.
It had been nice to sit in the nighttime quiet, to eat and drink and not worry that someone was going to hassle her. Sheâd told Tyler about school, about waiting for the call that never came. Sheâd confided her fears that her brother might have done something to her mother. That maybe Jordan had come home and Jake had hurt him. That maybe the cops hadnât come at all. That maybe Quinn had walked out of one mess, only to leave a bigger disaster in her wake.
âYou donât have to go up there,â said Tyler. âI can check on them if you want.â
Quinn shook her head. Sit down here and wonder if her brother was going to answer the door with a gun in his hand? âIâll go. Wait here.â
âYouâre insane if you think Iâm letting you go up there alone.â
âYouâre insane if you think Iâm letting youââ
âJesus, do you need to be balls-to-the-wall about everything? If you want to go up, go up. I wonât get in your way.â
She thought that meant he was going to wait in the truck after all, but when she climbed the stairs, he was right behind her.
Halfway up, she stopped short at the tiny landing. âAm I being an idiot?â
âOf everyone Iâve met in your family, you seem like the least idiotic.â
Well, that wasnât really saying all that much. âMy mom and Iâweâve never gotten along.â
âI kind of assumed that when you told me she was knocking you around.â
âSheâs notâsheâs under a lot of stressââ
âSo are you. So am I. I donât give a shit, Quinn. Your mom is messed up. So is your brother. And what the fuck is your dadââ
âOkay, okay. Forget it.â She spun away from him.
âNo. Stop.â Tyler caught her shoulders, gently, securely. âSheâs your mother. I understand.â
Quinn hated tears. Hated them. Especially hated that they were flocking to her eyes right this very second.
âWe donât have to go inside,â said Tyler.
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