There Is No Devil Sinners Duet Book 2 By Sophie Lark-pdfread

TWELVE YEARS AGO
I
Mad World – Gary Jules
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’m walking home from school, slowly so that I won’t catch up to the
group of girls in front of me, but not so slowly that Randall will be
angry that I’m late.
Mandy Patterson is at the center of the pack like usual, impossible to miss
with her long flow of ash-blonde hair, perfectly curled and tied with the kind
of oversized cheerleader bow that has become such a trend at school.
I don’t have any bows.
I asked for one for my birthday. Randall and my mother got me a used violin
instead. I have to take lessons with Mrs. Belchick every Tuesday and
Thursday. Her house smells like rancid cooking oil, and I’m allergic to her
budgies. My eyes swell up every time, and my fingers are so itchy that I can
barely grip the bow. I’ve begged my mother not to make me go anymore, but
this is my punishment for not practicing piano enough.
I fucked up bad at the recital.
I hate performing in public, hate everyone staring at me.
I had never played on that particular piano, and when I sat down on the bench
in the awful silence of the auditorium, the glaring overhead lights reflecting