RowenaEvery little sound felt like it was amplified by a thousand as I sat in the library, hunched over my textbook. I had been reading the same page for what felt like forever, but each hushed whisper, each creak of the door opening, every buzz of the fly that had taken up residence around my table was deafening.Groaning softly under my breath, I clamped my hands over my ears in one last desperate attempt to focus. But it was no use; everything just felt so… distracting.
RowenaSo Eric was on the list.It shouldn’t have bothered me. I shouldn’t have had a care in the world about it. Eric was my brother and nothing more; anything that happened between us was just a mistake, a momentary lapse in judgment brought about by his three years away from home. The distance between us had simply made us confused, and soon we would just look back on it and cringe.
Rowena“Well, well. Looks like your fifteen minutes of fame is finally coming to an end.”Heather’s shrill voice sounded even more grating on my ears than normal. I turned, still holding the cool metal of the water bottle to my neck, to see her standing behind me. She was dressed in her cheerleading uniform as usual, her blonde hair pulled up into a high ponytail. From where she stood over me, she looked almost giant.
EricI shoved my way through the crowd, my heart pounding in my ears at a hummingbird’s pace. Rowena’s voice had called to me, as soft as a summer breeze.“Eric…” When I had heard it at first, dressing in the locker room after training, I had thought that it was just my imag
RowenaThe first thing I noticed was the aching—no, searing—pain in my head. Next, I felt the same pain lower, in my ankle this time. In fact, my whole body hurt, but I was still too far away from consciousness to groan.Then, I heard the voices: two voices, in fact. My father and Eric. They filtered in through the haze of my unconscious state, tethering me back to the real world once again.&n
Rowena“Here we are.”I stared apprehensively out the window as Eric pulled into the handicap spot at camp, rather than his usual parking space. My stomach twisted into knots at the thought of everyone seeing me hobble around on crutches.The pitying stares, the snide comments from Heather’s crew&mda
RowenaNorthern Princess Still Missing After Sixteen Years - The Whole Story Intrigued, I clicked on the article. A moment later, I was directed to a random news site—nothing out of the ordinary. At first, in fact, I almost clicked away; but when I read the first line, I couldn’t help but be intrigued.
RowenaI blinked up at Eric, his words taking a moment to fully register. A date? Did he really just suggest taking me out on… a date?“A date?” I began hesitantly. “I’m not sure that’s such a good idea…”His expression fell slightly at my words. “Why not? I thou