Dead Dreams ((Young Adult Paranormal Romance) ( Dead Dreams Trilogy)) (20 page)

“
Maybe we
should stay here with Reggie,
”
Adam suggested.
“
I mean it’s safe and we’re off the streets.
”

“
If you want to Adam that’s fine by me
it’s nice here and, the two of us we’re like
family.
”

Chapter 6

Their friendship had
taken a different turn since Summer’s confession
. It was
no longer an attachment born out of dependence on each other as they face
d
the streets
and a world that was
threatening. It
now had a
deeper meaning and even t
hough nothing was said both kne
w that they are
connected;
each in their own way bound to
gether through loneliness and the pain of loss.

It
was the first
time
in years that
Adam
felt anything re
motely light or good, Summer had
a heart, it may
have
be
en
bruis
ed and broken but it still wanted to take a risk on love
.
P
leased
to be
back
he knew that if he hadn’t
then
he would never have known ho
w he felt about the girl who had
inexplicably wound herself around his
own
bruised and broken heart.

Reggie appeared
with
a young girl who had
obviously been living rough for quite a whi
le judging by the way she looked.
Starved she sat anxiously waiting for a bowl of soup
the only proper
food she would have
eaten in days or weeks. Adam and Summer smile
d but she didn’t acknowledge them, she was fixed on watching Reggie,
counting the seconds
until
she could
eat something.

This was
their experience
when they first arrived and
both
felt
sympathy
toward the
young girl at the same time counting their bl
essings as to how lucky they were
to both be under Reggie’s wing.

Adam took
her
hand
under the table and she didn’t
pull away
,
like two
awkward teenagers
too shy to say or do anything they stay
ed like that.
It was
a
marked contrast to what they’d
been through and their previous exp
eriences with the opposite sex. Adam didn’t
care
that it was cheesy- for one moment he was happy.

He’d
become blinded by
what he thought was
as love as
past
girlfriends
became
irrelevant
compared to what he’d found in Summer
. His last conquest,
Katie
, in his view a stupid easy to fleece girl with
no
brain and a lot
of fluff
was fixated with calling him twenty times a day.
Then there was
Nadine
, needy and clingy, crying all the time especially after sex
which
she didn’t really enjoy.
Then…along came
Summer, feisty
living
life on the edge
and
taking him from the depths of despair to the heig
ht of passion in one fail swoop. T
omorrow maybe she’d
push his buttons to the limit again
;
but for now being with her
was all Adam needed
.
Their differences all forgotten.

“
I’m
happy you came back.
”
She said sweetly.

“
Me too.
”

The young girl had finished her soup and seemed
to be more relaxed.
Adam attempted to make conversation.

“
Go
od soup huh? Rosie makes it,
I think you’ll like her.
”

Her eyes
were darting around as if she was
searching for something or someone,

“
Where the hell am I?
”

“
You’re at Reggie’s house don’t you remember…
”

“
No I don’t and who are you guys?
”
She asked
in a bewildered voice.

Summer whispered
to Adam that maybe he should leave her alone but he can’t he’s fascinated at the fact she can’t remember anything,

“
Is it drugs,
”
He asked.
“
Are you high?

“
What, no way I aint no junkie!
”

“
What’s your name?
”

“
I don’t know…
”

Her
long dark hair fell
over her face as she sob
bed quietly, Reggie came back in and
did his best to comfort her,
putting a hand on her shoulder
he
whispered
quietly in her ea
r. Adam vied
to hear what
was being said but it was
barely audible
. H
e moved
closer
,
hoping to
catch something but was
stopped in his tracks by Reggie.

“
This is not for you guys, move back or leave the room please.
”

Surprised at the unfriendly reaction from a man who
was always
warm and
welcoming Summer took Adam by the hand and led
them into the hall
, neither understanding what was happening
.
Adam was angry at having been spoken to like that.

“
Something
very very
strange is going on, and I’m going to find out what it is.
”

“
I don’t get it
either what do
we do?
”
Summer replied.

“
We’re going outside
the answer is there.
”

“
In the streets?
”

“
Yeh…out there in the streets.
”

Standing
outside
neither were
sure which di
rection to take or what they were
supposed to
find out.
Summer’s
bit her nails while
Adam shu
ffled
his feet. W
henever he was stressed or
unable to comprehend s
omething he couldn’t keep still
. M
eanwhile
Summer saw
something that
got her thinking.

“
See that guy over there washing his car, go and talk to him
and
see if he answers you.
”

“
What? Of course he’ll answer me
. Y
ou do it
,
he’s gonna think I’m crazy.
”

“
Why me? He won’t answer either of us so it don’t matter who goes
.
”

Confused beyond reasoning he didn’t understand why Summer insisted that a man washing his car wouldn’t
speak to them
. It wasn’t
somethi
ng he was prepared to accept
-
to prove
her wrong
. L
eaving
any awkwardness behind he walked toward
the
man thinking about what to say.

“
Nice car man.
”

“
Hi, I said you’ve a great car, love the colour.
”

“
Hey man are you always this rude?
”

‘Hey dude what’s your problem!
”

The man continued
to wash his car never
once acknowledging Adam who was
dete
rmined to carry on until he got a reaction.

“
Screw you man, screw you!
”
He
yelled loudly
.

Summer
stood next to him
with tears in her eyes
and a look of
despair,

“
I told you he wouldn’t
see or hear us.
”

“
Get real,
he’s a flake that’s why he’s ignoring me.
”