Free to Fall by Lauren Miller EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Lauren Miller
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy
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IT CAME IN A PLAIN WHITE ENVELOPE, which made both more and less of its
significance More, because their decision was printed in ink, on thick
cotton paper, which felt a little like they’d carved it in stone. Less, because
there was nothing about that nondescript rectangle to imply that there was
life-changing information inside. The envelope arrived a month after my
sixteenth birthday, on an otherwise unmemorable Wednesday afternoon in
April. Nineteen and a half hours later it bore an impressive coffee stain and
was still unopened.
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“Just read it,” Beck said from behind his camera. I heard the rapid fire of
his shutter as he held down the release button, his lens angled up at the
slanted glass roof. It was lunchtime on Thursday, and we were spending our
free period where we always did, in the living room at the Seattle public
library, which looked nothing at all like a living room or a library and more
like a cross between a greenhouse and a steel cage. It was quarter after one
already, which meant we’d probably be late for fifth period again, but
neither of us was in a rush to get back. Beck wanted more pictures, and I
was too distracted to think about AP Psych.
“I already know what it says,” I replied, turning the envelope over in my
hands. “It’s thin. I didn’t get in.”
“All the more reason to open it.” Beck pointed his camera at the girl
behind the register at the coffee cart. The lens extended as he zoomed in on
her face. My best friend was mildly obsessed with the coffee-stand girl,
who was clearly not the least bit interested in the gangly teenage boy who
was semi-stalking her.
“If I know what it says, there’s no reason to open it,” I said petulantly.
“Seriously?” Beck said, finally looking me in the eyes. I shrugged. Beck
plucked the envelope from my hands and tore it open.
“Hey!” I shrieked, reaching for it. But Beck was already unfolding the
letter. A button-size lapel pin slipped from the crease of the letter and onto
the floor. I stared as it rolled a few inches and fell on its side. Why would
they send a pin unless . . .
“Dear Ms. Vaughn,” I heard Beck say. “We are delighted to inform you
that you have been accepted into the Theden Academy Class of 2032. Blah,
blah, blah, the rest doesn’t matter because YOU GOT IN!”
“Shh,” hissed the woman across from us, her face pinched in an annoyed
glare. She gestured at her tablet. “This is a library.” Without looking at her,
Beck pointed his camera at her face and held down the shutter release.
“Stop that!” she snapped.
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