However, the school week passed relatively peacefully. Neither major skirmishes with Abi's company, nor showdowns with Travis, Samantha happened. Doyle was still aloof, though he stayed close, but Sammy didn't seem to mind that much. She was very tired of worrying about his attitude, and since he was fine, her help was not required.Sometimes she wondered what would happen if his phantasmagoria with turning into a wolf ended. Will they communicate again? It is likely not. Samantha couldn't decide how she felt about it - something in her frankly longed for those strange and, in some places, frightening hours that they spent together. But on the other hand, she didn't believe him, and even Travis' concern for her sorrows could be seen as calculated. Everything is too messed up - friends, enemies ... You can't make out who is who.In addition, the whole town had a common cause for concern - forest fires were raging nearby. There was a major accident at the processing plant, which led to
She fell asleep pretty quickly, and when her phone came to life, she barely managed to open her eyes. On the screen, Sammy was surprised to see Leah's name. Biting her lip, she hung up the call - did she go crazy, call her at three in the morning?But the phone continued to vibrate annoyingly. After the fourth missed call, Samantha decided to answer to tell Leah what she thought of her, but she didn't have time. As soon as the connection signal was heard, the utterly excited voice of the former girlfriend was heard:- Sammy! Damn, finally! Why the hell are you not answering the phone??- Did you look at the clock? - Samantha blurted out angrily, but immediately lowered her tone - not to wake her parents. - What do you want?- Listen, I know that it's already night, but you urgently need to come here! Leah's voice was almost hysterical, and Sammy had a bad feeling.- Where? she asked, clutching the phone in her sweaty palm.- To Abi! There's a party going on and some crazy stuff going
Samantha didn't know how much time had passed before she came to. The tears dried up, leaving a stinging lump in my throat, my hands and feet froze in the cold. Trembling, the girl struggled to her feet and leaned against the hood of the Chevrolet, trying to get her thoughts in order.There was no point in staying here - Travis would hardly be able to return. Sammy only now realized that, in fact, she knew nothing about his transformations - not how long it lasted, nor how he then returned home, dirty and without clothes. How much time wasted on stupid clarifications and resentments, and now she has no idea what will happen next.She automatically picked up Travis's torn clothes and threw them into the trunk of the car, then climbed into the cab and turned the heater on full blast.Gradually, the trembling let go, but a monstrous fatigue piled up. Hardly thinking, Samantha started the engine and turned around and drove back into town. There was a slight ringing in my head, and my brai
After a good rest the day before, Sammy felt much better on Sunday. It was no longer necessary to stay in bed all day, and she went downstairs.Mom was in charge of the kitchen and shouted to her that breakfast would be coming soon. Dad went fishing in the morning, making sure that his daughter felt better.Deciding to pass the time, Samantha called River. Travis would tell her what had happened when he could, but Sammy was worried about Patricia.River answered almost immediately:- Hey, Sammy! How are you?- Hello, I got a little sick, but today it's better.- Oh, why did you write so little yesterday? River guessed. - Did you catch a cold? Well, no wonder it was so cold at night ..."Yes," Samantha agreed. River had no idea how cold it was. How is Patricia? Can you tell me what happened?- Pat is fine, yesterday she went home late in the evening when she left. Her mother was not worried, she often stays with us overnight. I would be glad to tell, but there is nothing special - Patr
When Monday morning came around, everything that she hadn't thought about over the weekend came crashing down on Sammy. She had to see all the characters in Saturday's crazy night, and she wasn't at all eager to see most of them. However, there was still no choice.After leaving the house, Samantha thought about it and decided to go to school in Travis' car, since he himself did not show up and pick up his jeep. She giggled nervously as she imagined the furore she would cause in the school parking lot by appearing behind the wheel of his car. Although, why pretend - after she literally dragged Doyle out of Abi's house, hardly anyone doubted their closeness to each other.Sammy herself could not understand the nature of their relationship. She was worried about the upcoming meeting, but what exactly, she could not say. Deciding that on the way to school she would be able to prepare herself internally, Samantha breathed out a little.However, her aspirations were not destined to come tr
As soon as Sammy and Travis got out of the car, all eyes, of course, turned to them. Feeling extremely uncomfortable, Samantha threw her backpack over her shoulder and lowered her head, and her companion was immediately there.- Do not be shy, Frog - they are all far from you, - Travis said softly. Raising her head, Sammy met his eyes and involuntarily straightened up, and he smiled slightly: - That's better. Went.Passing Blair's car, Sammy asked:- And how will you settle things with Abi? It seems to me that she was not very happy about what happened at the party."Already fixed," Travis said. “I sent her a check for a good sum for the pogrom, and I also called and apologized.- And what did he say? Samantha frowned, feeling an incomprehensible annoyance.Doyle chuckled.- That he drank too much and got angry because of Defalco's behavior. Girls love stories about knights in shining armor, and even Abigail is no exception. Didn't even have to try hard.Sammy was wondering why Travis
Sammy came to the lesson with flaming cheeks, which did not hide from the attention of her friends. But they didn't come to her with questions, for which Samantha was grateful to them. She herself desperately wanted to understand what was going on between her and Travis, but her head refused to give out reasonable thoughts. Perhaps she is just winding herself up, and everything is just a figment of her imagination. And her own feelings...Travis didn't show up until the big break, and Sammy more or less got her thoughts in order. She, River, and Tina went out to lunch, and although Samantha expected Blair's antics with some trepidation, none came. No one really came up to her.However, this "nobody" spread far more widely than she expected - Jasper, barely nodding to her, walked past. Judging by the expression on his face, the friend was very angry with her.Sammy was so confused that she almost dropped her tray. Seeing Jas with a stunned look, she, nevertheless, did not follow him -
Samantha's head was spinning. She was desperately trying to figure out how to forget about all this, if only for a little while, when Providence gave her such a chance.Mom called, asking her to come to the bookstore and help her - my father had to urgently leave on business, and in the morning a large batch of new editions arrived. Sammy promised to be in half an hour and rushed to the bus stop.The store greeted her with her favorite smell of new books. Sammy thought with regret that she hadn't been here for a long time, and she really liked to read. But after that ill-fated quest, thoughts and feelings did not allow me to be distracted by reading, and even during my illness, an attempt to pick up a book failed. Trying her best not to fall back into the abyss of thinking about Travis, Samantha went to her mother.Teresa smiled happily at her, but looked tired.- Baby, it's just a blockage! she complained. - As always, all the difficulties in one day. In the back room there is a real