Redemption (Night Marchers #2) Written by: Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels by Courtney Nuckels, Rebecca Gober Read Free Book Online Page A

really? Spill girl." She says allotting a
short mischievous glance in my direction before returning her gaze
back onto the road.
    I inhale deeply allowing myself a moment to
gather my thoughts. After all this time I thought it would be easy
to spill the beans to Kaylee. After all, we’ve been friends for
what seems like forever. Shouldn’t this be like second nature? I
try to think of where to start only to have to retort to plan B,
then C and so on… I just can’t figure out how on earth to tell her
about these evil wandering spirits who kidnaped Kai and Noa and my
need to drag her across the Pacific to help them. It doesn’t even
seem plausible in my mind much less if I were to say it aloud.
    Kaylee must sense my hesitancy but just
patiently waits for me to begin. I twiddle my thumbs in nervous
anticipation. I haven’t done that since I was small but find myself
resorting to it for some form of comfort. I watch the cars zip past
us on the expressway and I try to clear my head. There is only one
way to start this, and it has to be from the beginning.
    ***
    I hold tight to the ‘oh-crap’ handle as
Kaylee drives frantically through the city. Tires squeal as she
makes a sharp right turn into a gas station and parks at a neck
breaking halt.
    “So let me get this straight,” Kaylee begins
in a frenzy. Her eyes are wild and she’s sort of scaring me right
now. I don’t think I have ever seen her like this before. “You go
to Hawaii, meet a guy, fall for him, and then get caught up with
some ‘Night Marchers’?” She says the last part with air quotes. If
there is ever a time to be afraid of Kaylee, it’s when she uses air
quotes. “Then you meet a hot guy named Kai who saves you and you
break your leg in the process of getting rescued.” Her eyes begin
bugging out of her head at this point and she grabs the center
console. “And then somehow, your ‘broken leg’ heals in a day.”
Using more air quotes again. “ Then you train with some Menehunes
to fight the Night Marcher and fail, so Kai steps in and becomes a
Night Marcher himself releasing his evil brother Kao. Then later on
you find out Tristan’s best friend was also taken? Seriously Emma? What do you think I am, a fool? You are on drugs Emma, right?
What kind? That's so jacked up, seriously, we vowed not to do
stupid crap!” Well, at least I can say she was paying
attention.
    At this point I am plastered to the passenger
door wondering if my best friend’s evil side is going to come
slamming at me full speed in an all out brawl. Kaylee is breathing
heavily and staring me down, making me feel insignificantly
small.
    “Yes,” it was all I could squeak out as I
cringe waiting for her reaction but then I correct myself when her
eyes bug out in horror. I realize quickly my error and stumble to
correct myself. "I mean, no, I'm not on drugs! Yes, I am serious
about everything I told you. No hallucinogens were needed for any
of that."
    She watches me for a long second and then
begins to straighten out her hair with her fingers. It was as if
Mr. Hyde had put Dr. Jekyll back in his place. All the anger and
animosity has simply disappeared leaving my BFI Kaylee in its wake.
She relaxes into her seat and puts her hair down looking me in the
eyes. “Why didn’t you just tell me everything before now?” A look
of hurt flashes across her face and in that moment the guilt of
keeping all this to myself comes rushing out in the form of tears.
“Oh, honey.” Kaylee reaches over and embraces me in one of her
reassuring hugs. “It’s going to be okay.” Kaylee says reassuringly.
“We’re going to figure this out, I promise.” Kaylee abruptly pulls
me from her embrace and braces my shoulders forcing me to look her
square in the eyes. “But you promise me one thing missy.” She
doesn’t wait for me to respond before she begins again. “Don’t you
EVER keep things like this from me again!” I simply nod as her face
softens back to the friend I have