Divine by B.L. Teschner Read Free Book Online

you.”
    “ Well, that was
practice enough, Mom,” I chuckled. “Ending up in the
basement was enough to scare me into not wanting to do it anymore.”
    “ Yeah, I know.
You were so afraid after that because you actually ended up going
somewhere, it just wasn't where you meant to go.”
    “ And I didn't
want to end up anywhere else like that again.”
    “ I know you
didn't, sweetheart.”
    I smiled weakly at her
and tried to swallow through the dryness of my mouth. “Man, I
need something to drink now; I'm parched.” I walked to the
fridge and pulled out an ice-cold bottle of water, downing half of it
with a few gulps.
    “ Just wait until
you actually teleport somewhere; you'll be exhausted,” she said
with a chuckle as she sat down at the kitchen table and moved her
glasses back onto the bridge of her nose. “I'm really proud of
you, Summer. Thank you for trying it again for me.”
    “ Well, thanks for
encouraging me to do it. I really want to be like Grandma someday.”
    A
look of nostalgia crossed her face. “You are like
Grandma.” She gave me a proud smile and then dropped her gaze to the table,
picking up her pen and continuing her desired role of paying the
bills.
    I walked upstairs to my
room and gazed around at the small space; it looked just like what I
had envisioned moments earlier. My bed squeaked as I plopped down on
my stomach and rested my face on my fluffy pillow. Not having the
energy to sit up and take them off with my hands, I peeled my shoes
off with my feet and let them drop to the soft carpet below.
    What
a day . My first day of
work, a provocative mechanic, trying to teleport for the first time
in years . . .
    My thoughts went back
to Jonah. He was the first guy who had ever really made me feel
desire, and I didn’t even know him. It was a little
embarrassing, actually. I mean, who on earth lusts after someone that
quickly?
    Me, apparently.
    Even
Fox didn't give me the same feelings that Jonah did. Fox was hot,
obviously, but he was too dense. Jonah on the other hand was kind and
helpful, and he seemed like
a genuinely good-natured person. And to top it off, he oozed sexiness;
he deserved a
trophy for that.
    Oh
well, I better get over him because he obviously thinks I'm too young
for him .
    I rolled onto my back
and thought about the next day being my birthday. My dad had my
special day all planned out, and I was actually looking forward to
going out into the city with him and my mom.
    My stomach growled
lightly, alerting me to my hunger. I was so tired from almost
teleporting that I decided on skipping dinner and going to bed early.
Besides, the sooner I fell asleep, the sooner I would wake up as a
seventeen-year-old.
    I closed my eyes and
quickly fell asleep, still dressed in my black pants and lacy red
blouse.

    * * *

    A soft knock gently
stirred me from my sleep. I lazily turned toward my clock and noted
that it was seven in the morning.
    “ Come in,”
I said, my voice low and groggy from just waking.
    “ Happy Birthday
to you,” my parents sang out in unison as they gently pushed my
door open.
    I sat up in my bed and
stared at their animated cheerfulness. I couldn’t help but
laugh: they had made birthday hats out of rolled up printer paper and
tape. They didn’t even have rubber bands attached to them to
hold them on, they were just balancing carefully on top of their
heads.
    My mom was holding an
oversized plate of chocolate frosted cupcakes, each one having its
own lit candle, and she stuck them out in front of me when they
reached the end of the song. “Make a wish!” she insisted.
    It didn't take me long
to decide on my wish. I closed my eyes and pictured Jonah's face as I
blew out the dancing flames.
    “ Good job, you
blew out all seventeen,” my dad said with praise.
    My mom's spirited face
melted into a slight frown. “Sorry its not a real cake. I think
I lost the cake pan when we moved because I just can't find it.”
    “ No, Mom, its
great. I actually like this