Erin The Fire Goddess: The Beginning by Lavinia Urban Read Free Book Online

now it was going like the clappers, as it turned around and drove past again. I had no idea where he lived, so I didn 't know if he was heading home or not. Why did he go one way, then turn and go in the direction we were headed?
    Just before we turned into our street, I noticed he 'd pulled to the side of the road, the engine still running. If I had more courage, I would have walked over to see if he needed help or something.
    As soon as we turned into our street, I heard the sound of his tyres squealing as he sped away.
    Kasey-Ray had been oblivious to it all. She was still going on about sport's day. I smiled to myself. I should have felt frightened when I saw Sean's car, but it was only his car I'd seen. Jessica hadn't said anything about me not looking at his car.
    She may, however, have mentioned that I couldn 't think about him, but I never stopped thinking about him and she'd never pulled me up on it. It wasn't like she was a mind reader. If she was, she wasn't very good at it.
    I was still day-drea ming about him when we got home. I sighed as my dad broke into my thoughts.
    “ Do you have home-work girls?” He asked as soon as we stepped through the door.
    “ I do.” I told him as I went to put my coat away.
    “ Not me.” Kasey-Ray cheerily added. She probably did, but would only remember last minute, on Sunday night.
    “We'll go grab some DVD's as soon as you're finished."  He informed me as he carried a pile of washing upstairs.
    I only had maths to do and I was finished in an hour.
    “ Done!” I called as I ran down the stairs, almost tripping over Kasey-Ray's shoes that she had abandoned at the bottom.
    On the way there, I was lost in my own thoughts, wondering if I 'd see him there again. As we pulled into an empty parking space, I quickly scanned the area, hoping to see his car. Unfortunately, I didn't. Sighing I followed my family inside and went straight to the new releases with Kasey-Ray. It didn't take long for Kasey-Ray to find something she wanted to watch, as she picked up a film called ‘Four Lions’.
    “ This is supposed to be hilarious.” She exclaimed, as she flipped it over to look at the back. “You decided yet?”
    “ No, still looking.” I said, shaking my head.
    “ Okay, I'll go see what the olds are getting.” I nodded as I continued to look through the hundreds of new releases, then one jumped out at me. Maybe it was because I found the actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, to be quite good looking, but I liked the sound of the title. 'Love and other drugs.' Picking it up, I flipped it over and started reading the back.
    “ Supposed to be good.” The sound of his voice made me freeze. “My sister watched it the other day."” I didn't know what to say. I managed to look up at him with a shy smile as I blushed. “Sorry, I didn't mean to intrude.” He looked away, looking slightly embarrassed.
    “ Did you sister like it then?"” I managed a dry squeak. He looked pleased that I'd responded, as he turned back towards me.
    “Yeah!” He smiled. “Something about having some gorgeous actor in it." I blushed again, knowing this was one of the reasons I was getting it. I was now in two minds, whether or not to get it. “Are you getting it then?” He seemed to sense my indecisiveness.
    “ I don't know.” I was until he spoke.
    “ You should, and then you can tell me if it's any good.” His smile was genuine. I liked the sound of that, but I had to think about Jessica.
    Just then his phone went; he pulled it out of his back pocket to read his message.
    “ I've got to go.” He put his phone away. “I expect a full report next Friday!” Then he left. I was still standing there, staring after him, as Kasey-Ray came back over.
    “ Are you getting that then?” I turned to smile at her as I nodded.
    “ I think I am.”
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    That night when I dreamt of him, there was no Jessica to wake me. Sean and I had spent hours talking and laughing, in the DVD shop. It wasn 't until the