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

going out with Becca."” I was started to get dizzy, trying to keep up. I had no idea who Jack or Becca was. “Well Claire just bumped into Becca and she was saying that Jack told her, that Matt likes me and is going to ask me out. Can you believe it?" I thought I was going to get a headache with information overload.
    “ Wow.” Not because he was going to ask her out. I knew he would anyway. Mainly, wow, because I was still trying to sort all the information out in my head.
    “ I know! Isn't it amazing?” She smiled and clapped happily. She lay down on her blanket and started talking at supersonic speed, wondering when he would ask her out? Where he would ask her? Where he would take her? What she would wear? I lay there listening to her, drifting in and out of my own world. I imagined that I was Kasey-Ray and Matt was Sean. I would probably be acting the same way, if I'd just heard that Sean was interested. Not that it would ever happen, but a girl could dream. I sighed as I realised the washing machine had finished and went to get up.
    “ Where are you going?” Kasey-ray interrupted my thoughts.
    “ I gotta hang out the rest of the washing for mum.”
    I slowly took the washing out of the machine and by the time I went back outside, Kasey- Ray was back on her phone, talking to Claire again. I envied my sister; everything seemed so easy for her. All the other students hung on her every word. I didn't want to be like her in that way. I was used to being alone. It would just be nice to have maybe one friend and for someone like Sean, or rather Sean himself, be interested in me, without having to worry about what others thought.
    How life would be different if I hadn 't been born with this ugly birth-mark. I didn't want to reverse roles with my sister. I just wished I had been born as perfect as her.

Chapter 5
     
     
    On Monday, it was the same as the last. Jessica didn't acknowledge me again. I was beginning to feel excited at the prospect of seeing Sean on Friday. I could live with seeing him in secret. It was the closest thing to a real date I'd ever had, and probably would have.
    I still saw him now and again, in the car park, but he never looked in my direction, or not that I was aware, because as soon as I looked in his direction I would quickly look away, not wanting to be caught out by Jessica.
    By Friday, the teachers had stopped giving out homework, so as soon as I got home I ran straight upstairs to change out of my uniform. Every Friday I'd gone to the DVD rental shop in my school uniform and today I wanted to make an effort. I pulled on a pair of jeans, that was the easiest part, and then I turned to my drawers to find a top that I thought would make me half attractive.
    After emptying nearly every drawer and wardrobe, I groaned in frustration as I found nothing to wear.
    “We're leaving in a......” Kasey-Ray's voice trailed off as she found me sitting on the floor wearing just jeans and a bra, with nearly all my clothes scattered around the room. “You decorating or something?” She raised one eyebrow as she tried to make me laugh. It didn’t work though. I was close to telling her I wasn't going anywhere.
    “ I can't find a top to wear.” I huffed.
    " Hmmmm...” She raised both her eyebrows as she stared at me thoughtfully. "One sec." She turned and left the room, leaving me to wonder what she was doing. “Try this.” She threw a purple top at me when she returned.
    Standing up, I pulled it over my head and went to look in the mirror. It was a simple purple, long sleeved top with cuffs that flare out and buttons that started half way up. Smiling at my reflection, Kasey- Ray slipped a silver, sparkly belt around my waist.
                  “There you're perfect. The belt just added that little extra."
                  “Thank you so much.” I turned to give her a huge hug.
    “ Now hurry up and do your hair,” She flung my favourite silver headband at me, "I'll tell