The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Sonora Reyes
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The driver looks at me like he knows exactly what I just did. I run my
fingers through my cold, sweaty hair and smooth out my black dress for the
millionth time since I walked out of that party. The cute wrap dress with
slits revealing some of the skin on my ribcage gave me the confidence to
break out of my shell, which I’m now wishing I never did. I’ve been
waiting outside for a while now, numb to the music thumping from inside
the house behind me. Numb to the chatter from the backyard and to the
buzzing on my phone from Luis texting me to forget the ride and come back
inside.
Waiting in the cold was better than spending one more second at that
sensory hell of a party. Besides, it’s not like Phoenix gets freezing cold,
even in February. I step in the car, and the driver sizes me up through the
rearview mirror.
“Uh . . . Luis, is it?”
I break eye contact with the mirror and stare at the cup holder in the
backseat filled with breath mints—he must really want a five-star rating.
I’m definitely not Luis, but he doesn’t need to know that. Luis called a
rideshare for me since he’s eighteen and I wanted to leave. I know I’m not
technically allowed to be in this car without an adult, but I’ll take whatever
trouble I might get in for taking this ride over being that close to Luis again.
All I want to do is go home and sleep. No, I want to shower first. I smell
like Luis, and for once, I’m not enjoying that smell.
The driver clears his throat. I force myself to make eye contact with his
reflection in the mirror and nod.
Can the driver see your picture when you use the app? Aside from our
similar medium-brown skin tones, I look nothing like Luis. I don’t have his
pretty gray eyes, and my straight-haired bob looks nothing like his curly
fade. Plus, he’s tall and fit while I’m five one and thick as hell with big ole
scoliosis boobs. But I could be Luis, as far as this driver knows. Hopefully
he can’t tell I’m only sixteen.
After another quick look down from the mirror, he finally chuckles and
starts driving. Thank God.
“Okay, Luis. Where are we headed?”
I don’t answer. Isn’t the driver supposed to know where they’re going?
Luis put my address in. Does he want to know if we’re going to my house?
The thought of a random driver knowing where I live makes my skin crawl.
“So . . . how was your night?” the driver asks. I look out the window
instead of answering and watch the party house disappear as we turn the
corner. I hope I never have to see that house again.
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