I do NOT own Nightworld by L.J. Smith but I absolutely LOVE it!
Ash, Mary-Lynnette and the other characters in Nightworld don't belong to me but Jasmine, Robin, Mikey, Elyssa and Keli do! I do hope you enjoy this one. Thank you for reading and supporting.
Jeremy Returns
Jasmine Finch sat on the bench at the creepy train station. She wore a black tank top and pair of dark blue jeans. Her eyes were blue and her hair was wavy and brown. It flowed like a river to her waist. She didn't have much with her. Just a bag of clothes and a messenger bag full of notebooks and pens. A rustle from across the tracks made her jump. She pulled out her cell phone and flipped it open. Damn, it's dead. She put it back in her pocket. Where was Mary-Lynnette?
Another rustle and she was flying down the moonlit road. Jasmine never was a good runner but when she felt threatened...whoosh!She stopped running when she heard car horn. She turned and squinted through the headlights to see an old red truck. Is that her? The truck stopped beside her and a boy sat at the wheel. He had dark skin and he wore a white t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
"Need a lift?" he asked.
"Um, yeah, sure." Jasmine replied. "Do you know where Mary-Lynnette Carter lives?"
"Sure do. Hop in."
Jasmine got into the truck beside him and they drove onward. After a moment of apparent awkward peace and quiet, the boy spoke.
"So, you new in town?" he asked. It was then that Jasmine spotted the ring on his hand.
"Yeah, I'm new and you should get used to seeing me." she said. "And you'd better get used to me hitting you if you make fun of my last name." she added.
"Your last name? How would I make fun of it?"
"Well, you could make bird sounds at me. It's Finch, by the way. Jasmine Finch."
"Hm, Flower Bird." he said. "You're not a vampire are you?"
"Um, no?" Jasmine replied hesitantly. Was this guy a loon or something?
"It was a joke." he answered.
"I knew that."
The boy smiled. "I'm Jeremy Lovett."
"Oh, Mare's told me so much about you. Where did you go off to?"
"Excuse me?" he said, glancing over at her.
"Mary-Lynnette told me that you just up and left last year."
"Oh, ha, that. Uh, I, uh, just went on a camping trip." he replied.
"For a year?" Jasmine said.
"Yeah, sounds strange, right?" Jeremy said. "I had that much fun."
"Ah, I see." Jeremy stopped the car. "Um, I don't see any houses."
"You wouldn't. They're over those hills. Mare is probably up on one looking at stars right now." Jeremy said. "Um, do me a favor, kid?"
"Yeah, sure, I owe you." Jasmine said, opening the truck door.
"Don't tell anyone about me, kay? I want my return to be a surprise."
"Oh, um, sure thing, Jeremy. Thanks." Jasmine walked up the hill and saw Mary-Lynnette. "Hey, girl. Long time, no see." She called.
Mary-Lynnette looked over and ran to her, arms outstretched. "Jazy!" she hugged Jasmine tightly. "It's been too long."
"And now, I can't breathe." Jasmine croaked.
"O-M-G, I'm sorry, Jaz." Mary-Lynnette released her. "Oh, let's go, c'mon!" they ran over the hills to Mary-Lynnette's house.