Momentum by Imogen Rose Read Free Book Online

certainly wasn’t in Paris last week!”
    “I’m assuming that’s Stanford, Potomal’s son.”
    “Yeah! He did mention that name! So, how do you know him?”
    “I don’t really know him, but I know of him. Not much, though. I can’t even imagine how he’s involved with Raj Sen.”
    “Anyhow, tell me how you found me.”
    “I’m a Wanderer, but not the same kind as Stan.”
    I tried holding my giggles, but they broke loose and escaped with a major snort.
    “I am, really,” he said somberly.
    “David, I’ve known you for... like forever! Don’t you think I might have noticed that you were some kind of superhero or whatever? Plus, if you could time travel, why didn’t you just go back in time and do all that homework you kept forgetting to do?”
    He laughed. “You’d think, right?”
    “Yeah!”
    “We have rules, and we have to get permission from our leaders, in my case, the Elders, before we travel. Besides, I was only just recently given permission to travel on my own.”
    “Are you for real?”
    David wove his fingers through mine. It made my stomach flutter. I looked at his face; he was the one I had always wanted. Now he was telling me that he was some kind of supernatural. That was just silly. All I really wanted was for him to stop talking and kiss me instead. I closed my eyes and moved my face closer to his.
    “Arizona, what are you doing?”
    I opened my eyes and gazed into his. His face was just inches from mine. I felt a hot flash surge through me. He didn’t move away but, instead of kissing me, he rested his forehead against mine. We sat like that, heads together, for a few moments.
    Then, without warning, he let go of my hand and stood up. He walked over to the water and flicked sand into it with his toes. I joined him. The water was cooler now. The horizon was starting to lighten with the rising sun. I sat down and stared at the breathtaking sight. This had to be the most beautiful beach I had ever been on. And I was here with the boy I had been crushing on forever. He was, unfortunately, having some kind of teen-boy angst moment. I decided to ignore him and enjoy the sunrise.
    The light from the sun revealed the pink of the sand sifting between my toes as I dug them in and out of the sand.
    “Arizona, we should go.” David walked over and offered me his hand. I took it, and he pulled me up, letting go of me as soon as I was standing. I followed him along the water, and then across the sand to a palm tree. A blue motorcycle leaned against it.
    I put on the helmet that he gave me. Then he took off his shoes and removed his socks.
    “Here, put these on. It’s better than nothing,” he added, probably in response to my grimace.
    Wearing someone else’s smelly socks wasn’t appealing. I took them hesitantly. They were slightly damp and sticky. Ugh. I put them on and climbed on behind him. I held on tight as David roared along the road. I wondered whose bike it was. I still had no clue how David had found me. We made a quick stop at a small store to pick up a pair of flip-flops, and then we were on our way again.
    We drove right up to the departure terminal where David beckoned me to follow him.
    “Are you just going to leave the bike here?” I asked, surprised.
    “Yeah. I don’t have time to do anything else with it. Come on, we have to get our tickets.”
    He hurried me in, and went up to the counter getting his credit card out. I hung back as he had asked me to, and once he had our boarding passes we walked to the gate, stopping at airport security where David handed over our passports. I was glad he’d had the presence of mind to bring mine. We boarded our flight to Nassau.
    “Okay, start talking,” I demanded, once we were settled into our seats. “How did you find me?”
    He nodded. “I’m a Wanderer. I was assigned to you.”
    “What?” I asked, dumbfounded.
    “Unlike Stan, I’m a regular Wanderer. Our main purpose is to learn, and we’re often assigned human