Free Learning Me (Lightworker Trilogy #1) by Jamie White Page B

getting mad at me for distracting the goalie.”
    “If you’re sure about that….”
    “I’m very sure.” The bell interrupted before she could say anything else. “I’ll see you later, okay? We’d better hurry before we’re late.”
    “See ya,” he said. “I’ll meet you out front after your meeting.”
    “Great,” Courtney called over her shoulder as she hurried down the hall. Her day had started badly enough without a detention for being late, especially since she had stuff to do that day. She just hoped she’d be able to focus in class with everything on her mind.
     
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    Courtney walked out of her Chemistry class with her head swimming from all the formulas. She’d never been good at it, but today was even worse. The more she tried to focus, the more she got things wrong. At this rate, she was sure she’d end up failing the semester.
    To take her mind off of her problems, she spent her lunch period getting lost in her script. Even though she knew all the lines, she felt the need to escape and made the most of the opportunity. She ended up hiding out under the bleachers beside the track where she knew no one would be. Reading a Greek tragedy oddly made her feel better. After all, at least she wasn’t dealing with dire prophecies and war.
    As far as you know…
    The thought brought a shiver that shook her head-to-toe. She took a deep breath, forcing herself to return to the page in front of her. She’d never had to do that before, and the idea of not being able to focus on the written word made her gnash her teeth.
    “You have to get it together, or people are going to start thinking you’re mental,” she chastised herself.
    The image of her real parents intruded in her thoughts, making her slam the book shut. How was she going to get through the rest of the day if she couldn’t even get through one lunch period without thinking about her family and how she’d been lied to?
    Before she could try again, the bell rang and Courtney jumped in surprise. Had she really just spent the last forty minutes staring mindlessly into space while she obsessed about this? Courtney stuffed the script in her bag and made her way back to the building, her gaze focused. She knew exactly what she needed to do now, and there was nothing that could stop her. As soon as she got home, she was going to find out whatever else they knew and find her real family.
     
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    Once she made the decision to try finding her real parents, Courtney’s entire mood changed. The tension that had plagued her all day subsided and she was able to focus enough to get through class and her meeting that day. It was as if nothing had changed at all, and she welcomed the return to familiarity, even if it was a temporary thing. Sooner or later, she’d have to start her search and she had no idea where that would lead.
    As promised, Sam met her outside after the meeting so they could go to the game together. For once, Courtney was only partly excited for the evening. While they hadn’t made definite plans, there was a real chance that Matthew and Lauren would be there. She had yet to decide if she was going to tell them about her discovery, and her stomach twisted at the idea of having to keep it quiet — especially from Lauren. There were times Courtney suspected her cousin could read her mind. Would her cousin pick up on the change in her? Would Matthew?
    “Are you sure you want to go tonight?” Sam asked as they approached his car. “If you’re not into it, I’ll understand.”
    “Of course I am,” she promised. “I could use a little fun right now. I just have to decide if I’m going to tell them about everything.”
    “It could help,” he said. “I don’t know how you’d be able to keep something like that quiet forever, especially from Lauren. What was that nickname people gave her?”
    “Loose Lips Lauren. She’s really not that bad, though.”
    Sam laughed. “Didn’t she get in trouble before for somehow