Thea at Sixteen
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She had to admire the way Sam hadn’t really told her anything. The best lies were like that, hazy, with possible nuggets of truth thrown in to confuse things even further. If Sam had told her a full-blown story of Sebastian Prescott and how he’d cheated Nicky out of … what? a family inheritance? a gold mine? the perfect recipe for chili? Claire would have known he was lying. This way, she could only assume he’d revealed partial truths along with the partial lies. Sam obviously had a lot of practice lying. Maybe it had something to do with Linda Steinmetz. If she ever had the time, she’d find out.
Meanwhile, she had to make her move before Thea woke up. Claire tiptoed to the telephone and dialed Clark’s number. Clark answered it himself.
“I’m fine,” Claire told him. “We’re having a wonderful time together.”
“Scotty mentioned what a nice dinner Evvie made,” Clark said. “I guess she inherited her culinary skills from Meg.”
“I guess so,” Claire said. If it was possible, Clark was even more tiresome in his adoration of Megs than Nicky was. “I don’t suppose Scotty’s awake.”
“He certainly is,” Clark said. “He’s sitting right beside me. Do you want me to put him on?”
“Yes, please,” Claire said. She waited impatiently until Scotty got on the phone.
“Hi, Claire, what’s up?” he said.
“I have nothing to do today, and I’m bored already,” she said. “Do you have any plans?”
“Nothing important,” he replied. “What about Thea?”
“I’m bored, she’s boring,” Claire said. “Take your pick.”
She waited as Scotty’s heart shifted gears. “I have an idea for something you might enjoy,” he said.
“Just the two of us?” Claire asked.
“That’s right,” he said.
“Whatever it is, I love it,” Claire said. “Where should I meet you?”
“I’ll pick you up,” Scotty said. “If that’s convenient.”
“At the grocery store,” Claire said. “I’ll tell them I’m going out for a walk.”
“Perfect,” Scotty said. “See you in an hour.”
“Right,” Claire said and hung up. Thea continued to sleep. Claire shook her head and smiled. Sam was a born liar and Scotty a born conspirator. The sun was just barely out, and already it was a day full of surprises.
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About the Author
Susan Beth Pfeffer wrote her first novel, Just Morgan, during her last semester at New York University. Since then, she has written over seventy novels for children and young adults, including Kid Power, Fantasy Summer, Starring Peter and Leigh, and The Friendship Pact, as well as the series Sebastian Sisters and Make Me a Star. Pfeffer’s books have won ten statewide young reader awards and the Buxtehude Bulle Award.
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