Authors: Valerie Mendes
Tags: #Teenage romance, #Young Adult, #love, #Joan Lingard, #Mystery, #Chicken Soup For The Teenage Soul, #Jenny Downham, #coming of age, #Sarah Desse, #new Moon, #memoirs of a teenage amnesiac, #no turning back, #vampire, #Grace Dent, #Judy Blume, #boyfriend, #Twilight, #Cathy Cassidy, #teen, #ghost, #elsewhere, #Family secrets, #teenage kicks, #Eclipse, #Sophie McKenzie, #lock and key, #haunted, #Robert Swindells, #stone cold, #Clive Gifford, #dear nobody, #the truth about forever, #Friendship, #last chance, #Berlie Doherty, #Beverley Naidoo, #Gabrielle Zevin, #berfore I die, #Attic, #Sam Mendes, #Fathers, #Jack Canfield, #teenage rebellionteenage angst, #Sarah Dessen, #Celia Rees, #the twelfth day of july, #Girl, #Teenage love
Coming of Age (16 page)
“So,” Laura said, “now you've adopted me, what's the form? I mean, what do we have to do?”
“I don't know.” Daniel felt embarrassment creeping over him again. “Suppose I'll have to stand up in class next week and tell them how I found you, where you live, all about you.”
“
Will
you indeed!” Laura bridled. “Or the little you've managed to find out so far.”
“Yes.” He held out his hand. Laura's felt warm and damp. “Thanks, Laura. For letting me adopt you. Stupid idea, really. Never thought I'd pull it off.”
“But you did. I've enjoyed it. Sorry I gave you a bit of a hard time. Haven't got any young people in my life. Forgotten what it's like.”
“Goodbye, thenâ”
“Tell you what,” she cut in decisively. “Why don't we stay in touch? Next Saturday. Come to lunch.”
Startled, he said, “That's very kind of youâ”
“Leg of lamb, salad, treacle tart and cream.” She grinned. “I promise it won't taste of grey mush.”
