Prophecy Girl by Melanie Matthews Read Free Book Online Page B

yet…
    Yes, she could love him. With Lucas, it was only too easy.
    He leaned in and brought his lips to hers, but didn’t touch. She parted her lips, waiting…waiting…
    Suddenly, the car door opened, and they scrambled away to opposite ends of the back seat. Lucas snatched up his black cap that he had inadvertently sat on when he rushed to Eva’s side. He held it on his lap and placed his arm along where the door met the bottom of the window, tapping his fingers, cool as a cucumber.
    Mr. Quinn didn’t seem to notice, handing each of them a cold Coke. He got a Pepsi for himself.
    “Thanks,” she said, taking the drink. 
    She guzzled a sizable portion, relaxing, as the cool liquid chilled her fiery insides. Lucas did the same.
    The headmaster settled inside and strapped his seatbelt on. He smiled in the rearview mirror at Eva. “All right back there? Lucas not giving you any trouble is he?” He shot Lucas a look of disapproval, but then smiled, as if he accepted some of Lucas’ transgressions.
    “Everything’s…good,” she managed to say.
    “Great. Well, we’ll be at the school soon. Excited to see everyone?”
    “Yeah, very.” 
    It was a partial lie. She wanted to see them, but with Lucas’ ability to enter her mind, and the kiss they had almost shared, everything seemed to be upside down. She just needed some time to figure it all out. 
    The headmaster didn’t seem to notice her distress, smiled, and turned the engine over. He pulled out of the gas station and onto the main road.
    She glanced at Lucas, who mouthed, Thank you , and smiled. No, she didn’t tell on him and she never would. But as they traveled in silence, she wondered how many more surprises awaited her.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    6
     
    Breaking Shaky Rules
     
     
     
    The road to Green Clover Academy was narrow with tall trees on either side, the branches hanging over, blocking out the sky. It was creepy and beautiful at the same time. They were traveling deep in the country, and Eva didn’t know what to expect. 
    But she wasn’t scared. Lucas was by her side. She felt like a giddy school girl, crushing on the most handsome boy at school and he liked her too.
    Maybe this place wouldn’t be so bad.
    The road came to an end, changing to gravel, and Mr. Quinn decelerated. He stopped before a large black iron gate, split in two. A high wall was on either side, composed of pale gray and green bricks, stretching all around. Eva leaned over in her seat, but couldn’t see the school, only a wide stretch of grass, and then what looked like a little wooden house in the distance. 
    Mr. Quinn got out, went to the gate, pushed one halve open, and then came back to the car, and drove on through.    
    “Is that it?” she asked, pointing to the little wooden house, wondering how everyone could possibly fit in there.
    “Oh, no,” the headmaster said, waving his hand. “That’s an old schoolhouse from long ago. The academy is further up the way.”
    She felt relieved and took another glance at the old school that had a bell at the top, hanging sideways.
    “Wasn’t Colin supposed to bulldoze it down?” Lucas asked the headmaster.  “It isn’t like he’s doing anything else,” he muttered.
    Eva turned to Lucas. “Who’s Colin?”
    “Colin Black, the groundskeeper and general maintenance man,” the headmaster explained. “And he’ll get around to it. He stays busy at the school.” 
    Lucas rolled his eyes. Eva wanted to know why he was acting that way but kept silent. 
    They traveled down a wide dirt road that coursed through a wall of summery trees, and then finally, the academy came in view.
    “And there it is,” Lucas proclaimed, holding out his hand. “Green Clover Academy.”
    It didn’t look like a regular school. In fact, it was an enormous house—a mansion—made out of pale green and gray bricks, alternating in pattern like the high wall around the