DIFFERENT (Different Series Book 1) by Erin J. Cross Read Free Book Online

hadn’t even touched him; all I’d done was think something.
                  ‘You tried to kill my son.’
                  I shook my head, feeling scared and confused. I didn’t understand why she was shouting at me. I didn’t understand what I’d done.
                  ‘What’re you thinking about?’ Louisa said to me on the car journey home.
                  ‘Just stuff,’ I said, as I tried to shake the memory from my head.
                  ‘Did you like Monty’s, then?’ Terry asked from the driver’s seat.
                  ‘Yeah, it was great.’
                  ‘Good, Jake likes it there too.’ His reply was met with silence.
                  Jake was the Prestons’ son. I knew that he’d left home, but I didn’t know much more about him, and I’d never met him. I kinda just presumed this was because they missed him, but it was odd that I hadn’t seen a picture of him or ever seen any of the Prestons Skype him.
                  I guess that even perfect families could be complicated at times.
                  ‘You wanna come to the park with me when we get back?’ Louisa asked as she leaned her head back against one of the leather headrests that were over the backseats.
                  ‘Sure.’
                  ‘Cool, we can take Alf.’
                  ‘Great.’ I grimaced.
                  ‘We could stop by Megan’s and pick your jacket up as well.’
                  ‘I’m sure she’ll bring it in to school tomorrow.’
                  ‘That’s a good idea, Louisa, as Megan won’t know whose jacket it is.’
                  ‘I’ll message her on Facebook or something.’
                  ‘You should go and get it today, Celeste. You need something warmer than that denim jacket you’re in.’
                  I couldn’t deny that my denim jacket had next to no warmth on it, probably due to the fact I’d outgrown it by a year or two again. It stopped at my waist, and the sleeves barely reached my wrists. It looked like I’d been to Wonderland and eaten the cake that had made Alice grow.
                  ‘And it means we’ll get to see Brandon, and he’s cute,’ she grinned.
                  ‘And who exactly is Brandon?’ Gloria asked.
                  ‘Megan’s super cute older brother,’ Louisa replied.
                  ‘Hmm,’ Gloria said.
                  So it looked like not only would I be spending my Saturday afternoon in the park with a dog that hated me, but I’d also have to confront the boy who’d bruised my arms. Brilliant.
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        It was freezing, and my denim jacket was seriously lame. As we walked up the street I made a mental note never to leave my jacket in crazy boys’ bedrooms ever again.
                  Louisa was humming to herself as she held onto Alf’s lead. He didn’t get too close to me, but he seemed to tolerate my presence, seeing as Louisa was there too.
                  ‘Can’t we just go to the park? I’m sure I can get my jacket back on Monday.’
                  ‘And miss out on the chance to see Brandon? Are you kidding me?’
                  ‘Come on, he’s not all that cute. The whole spiked hair thing is overrated.’
                  ‘All the girls in my year like him. Amber Hardy said that he actually smiled at her in the school corridor the other day. She’s such a lucky cow.’
                  ‘Right,’ I sighed.
                  ‘Are you okay? You’ve been acting weird for the last few days.’
                  ‘I’m fine, just tired I guess.’
                  ‘And cold,’ she