Kate Triumph
by Shari Arnold
Publication date: October 16th 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Publication date: October 16th 2014
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult
Synopsis
Normal is so overrated. At least that’s what seventeen-year-old
Kate Triumph tells herself everyday. But the truth is she lives in constant
fear that someone will discover how not normal she really is. With her
startling speed and her unusual ability to heal, Kate believes she’s something
of a freak.
Then Andrew Shore arrives.
He claims he’s her father, sticks around for a few days and leaves
her a plane ticket. “Come to Mercer Island,” he says. “Give me a chance to get
to know you.” Soon Kate is floundering in a world of new: new address, new car,
new high school and, of course, new father. Not to mention Zack, her intriguing
new neighbor, who makes her want to abandon her steadfast rule of never
allowing anyone to get too close. But when she discovers someone is trying to
kill her, life for Kate gets a bit more complicated. And a lot less normal.
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Excerpt
I’m not used
to the wetness of the road, the slick gravel under my feet. I concentrate on
the neighborhood around me, memorizing each street sign I pass so I can find my
way back to Andrew’s house. But soon the fog moves in, swallowing first the
houses and then each and every last street sign. It closes in on me like a
cocoon of white and my chest tightens with alarm.
I have no
idea where I am. Or how to get home.
I pull my
cell phone out of my pocket but it’s dead. I forgot to charge it last night.
I’m cursing
my stupidity when just off in the distance I hear it.
Footsteps.
I turn
around and wait for a figure to arrive — hopefully someone who might know where
Andrew lives — but the footsteps stop.
All I can
hear is my breathing and a bird chirping somewhere in the neighborhood.
I take a few
more steps and when I hear them echo back I pause again.
Tiny tingles
of unease trickle down my back but the fog continues to keep its secrets.
I wait for
the footsteps to catch up, still convinced they’re helpful rather than
dangerous. They’re moving slowly, almost hesitant, as they close the gap
between us.
I have to
admit as much as I want to see whoever is out there, the idea of someone
breaking out of the fog so close to me kind of freaks me out.
I start
walking faster this time, almost a jog, but with each step I take, the
footsteps echo back twice. Finally, when our steps are in sync I stop and peer
through the fog.
“Hello? Is
anyone there?” I call out. I grip my arms around me, suddenly cold.
But no one
answers me.
I imagined
it. That’s the only explanation. I shake it off and start running again, my
pace much slower than normal. Then I stop. Nothing. I take four more steps.
Silence. A couple more. More silence.
I take a
deep breath and relax. This was a stupid idea, running in fog. Next time I’ll
know better.
Something
sharp is poking my foot from inside my shoe and when I bend down to investigate
I find a small white pebble has wedged itself between my shoe and sock. It only
takes a second to dig it out and toss it into the road, but when I straighten
up I hear it again.
Footsteps.
Slow at first and then they quicken to a run.
Are these
footsteps new? Or are they the same ones from before? I decide to wait it out
before I start moving again.
A twig snaps
directly behind me and then the footsteps stop.
I spin
around. Nothing. No face, no motion in the fog.
I open my
mouth to call out once more but something tells me to stay silent.
A low
guttural laugh breaks through the fog directly behind my right ear and my heart
stops altogether.
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AUTHOR BIO
Shari Arnold grew up in California and Utah but now resides
in Connecticut, with her husband and two kids, where she finds it
difficult to trust a beach without waves. She writes Young Adult
fiction because it's her favorite. And occasionally she takes photographs.
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This one really sounds good!
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