Things I Wanted To Say (Lancaster Prep #1) by Monica Murphy EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Monica Murphy
- Language: English
- Genre: Coming of Age Fiction
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SUMMER
SENIOR YEAR
I the hallowed halls of Lancaster Prep, my head ducked down,
studying my feet as I place one in front of the other. Again and again and
again. My shiny new penny loafers pinch my feet and the wool of my green
and navy plaid skirt is itchy against my thighs. I remember wanting to come
here so badly the summer before my freshman year, and how angry I was
that my parents wouldn’t pay the tremendous amount of money it cost to go
to Lancaster.
Now I’m here, for one year only. My final year in high school. It’s late
August, and while the air is cool, thanks to the ocean breeze outside, it’s
stifling in this old building with the beautiful wood paneling and the
horribly outdated cooling system. Do they even have central heat and air in
this place?
Probably not.
“Come on,” Mother says through her teeth, snapping her fingers at her
waist to get me to walk beside her.
I hurry my steps, keeping pace with her, lifting my head to see other
students pass by us with curious expressions on their faces, their gazes
taking in the familiar Lancaster uniform that I’m wearing.
A new girl. A transfer. I’m sure they’ll be curious. I’m sure they’ll Google
my name, and find out my family scandal.
I came out mostly unscathed. Mother made sure of that. She wasn’t about to
let my future crumble. She knows people, and she used that power to ensure
that I would be protected.
That’s why I’m here, at Lancaster Prep. The most elite boarding school on
the east coast. Founded by one of the richest, oldest families in the country.
The Lancasters go way back, to the time of the Vanderbilts, the Astors and
the Rockefellers. Their money is so old, most don’t know exactly where it
originally came from.
Like me. I’ve heard maybe shipping? Oil? Bought up all available land on
the east coast and then sold it over the years. I don’t know. I don’t really
care. I just know they’re filthy rich.
And for years, my mother, my prim and proper mother, was having a raging
affair with Augustus Lancaster the fifth.
“Here we are,” Mother singsongs, and I can hear the slight tremble in her
voice. She’s nervous for me, and I stand taller, wanting to prove to her that
I’m not scared. “The admissions office.”
She opens the door and I enter first, smiling at the older woman sitting
behind the high wooden counter. She rises slowly to her feet, clad in a navy
skirt suit, the jacket barely able to come around her ample bustline.
“Good morning!” The woman smiles at my mother before her gaze lands on
me. “You must be Summer Savage,” she says with an overly friendly smile.
“I’m her mother, Janine Weatherstone.” She always holds out her hand in a
way that makes it seem like she’s a queen greeting her loyal subjects. I can
tell this doesn’t impress the woman whatsoever, but she takes her hand
anyway, weakly shaking the tips of her fingers.
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