Soulsearch (Teen Paranormal Romance Series) (The Soulmate Series: Teen Paranormal Romance Book 2) Read Online Free
Author: Kellie McAllen
Tags: teen paranormal romance
just added more till practically every inch of wall was covered. Her floor was covered too, with stuffed animals in every corner and discarded clothing in between. Paige’s parents had long ago given up on trying to make her keep it clean. Now they settled for keeping the door shut and only refused to let her take food to her room, since the leftovers never came out.
Paige and Rachel flopped on the bed and Rider wiggled into the hot pink bean bag chair in the corner. His eyes scanned the room intently and his hands plucked items off her dresser to investigate. “You act like you’ve never been in here before, Rider. Everything is exactly the same as it’s always been,” Paige commented, noticing his curiosity.
“Yeah, but before I could only see it through Rachel’s eyes. Now I can experience it for myself, in all its girly freakishness! It’s kind of strange, actually. Like visiting the set of a movie you’ve seen a million times.”
“Huh, yeah, I guess that would feel kinda weird. So how is it, having your own body now? Is it ….better?” Paige asked.
“In some ways, yes. I mean, I have more freedom. I can watch American Ninja Warrior if I want now, instead of Gossip Girl, but it’s harder, too. I have to actually make myself go to class and do homework and stuff. I have to be…responsible. It’s kind of exhausting,” Rider admitted with a comical look on his face.
The girls laughed and threw the bed pillows at him. “Poor thing!” They chimed in unison.
“All of a sudden, I have all these thoughts about the future,” Rider explained seriously. “Before, I didn’t really worry about anything except whether Rachel was happy or not. Now, I feel like I have to plan the whole rest of my life. There’s all these things I want to do, now that I can, but what if I screw up? It’s pretty scary, to tell you the truth.”
Paige and Rachel grew thoughtful at his admission. They both had experienced similar revelations lately. They all longed to grow up and gain independence, but the real world seemed like a hungry monster, waiting to gobble them up if they made one wrong move.
“Enough of this seriousness!” Paige declared, popping up from the bed and reaching for her movie collection. “Tonight, we’re still carefree teenagers, celebrating my 16th birthday with junk food and cheesy movies!”
“Not Mean Girls again!” Rachel and Rider moaned.
“Boo, you whore!” Paige responded with her favorite movie quote and tromped to the TV, DVD in hand.
A few hours later, Cathy poked her head in the door only to find the three teens snoozing and the movie menu playing in an endless loop. She switched off the TV, covered them all with blankets, and kissed her daughter on the cheek before quietly exiting the room.
chapter four
Rachel’s appointment was for 10am Saturday morning, but the teens were still sound asleep at 9 when Cathy came up to offer them breakfast. Rachel and Paige reluctantly declined Mrs. Donovan’s homemade apple fritters in favor of a shower, but Rider happily devoured several while he waited his turn for the bathroom. The trio begged Paige’s mother to save them some for tomorrow and promised to be back home sometime before supper, since Cathy had agreed to make Rachel’s favorite fettuccine Alfredo. She didn’t quite understand why all of them were going to Rachel’s doctor appointment, but teens in general were frequently a mystery to her, so she didn’t bother trying to understand their logic.
The trio piled into Rider’s car, chattering anxiously, and Paige gave Rider directions to the clinic where she had recently had her own first gynecological exam, a horror she proceeded to describe in stomach-churning detail throughout the drive. The talking quieted as they neared the clinic, nervousness overwhelming their excitement. The office was unassuming — an older,
Paige and Rachel flopped on the bed and Rider wiggled into the hot pink bean bag chair in the corner. His eyes scanned the room intently and his hands plucked items off her dresser to investigate. “You act like you’ve never been in here before, Rider. Everything is exactly the same as it’s always been,” Paige commented, noticing his curiosity.
“Yeah, but before I could only see it through Rachel’s eyes. Now I can experience it for myself, in all its girly freakishness! It’s kind of strange, actually. Like visiting the set of a movie you’ve seen a million times.”
“Huh, yeah, I guess that would feel kinda weird. So how is it, having your own body now? Is it ….better?” Paige asked.
“In some ways, yes. I mean, I have more freedom. I can watch American Ninja Warrior if I want now, instead of Gossip Girl, but it’s harder, too. I have to actually make myself go to class and do homework and stuff. I have to be…responsible. It’s kind of exhausting,” Rider admitted with a comical look on his face.
The girls laughed and threw the bed pillows at him. “Poor thing!” They chimed in unison.
“All of a sudden, I have all these thoughts about the future,” Rider explained seriously. “Before, I didn’t really worry about anything except whether Rachel was happy or not. Now, I feel like I have to plan the whole rest of my life. There’s all these things I want to do, now that I can, but what if I screw up? It’s pretty scary, to tell you the truth.”
Paige and Rachel grew thoughtful at his admission. They both had experienced similar revelations lately. They all longed to grow up and gain independence, but the real world seemed like a hungry monster, waiting to gobble them up if they made one wrong move.
“Enough of this seriousness!” Paige declared, popping up from the bed and reaching for her movie collection. “Tonight, we’re still carefree teenagers, celebrating my 16th birthday with junk food and cheesy movies!”
“Not Mean Girls again!” Rachel and Rider moaned.
“Boo, you whore!” Paige responded with her favorite movie quote and tromped to the TV, DVD in hand.
A few hours later, Cathy poked her head in the door only to find the three teens snoozing and the movie menu playing in an endless loop. She switched off the TV, covered them all with blankets, and kissed her daughter on the cheek before quietly exiting the room.
chapter four
Rachel’s appointment was for 10am Saturday morning, but the teens were still sound asleep at 9 when Cathy came up to offer them breakfast. Rachel and Paige reluctantly declined Mrs. Donovan’s homemade apple fritters in favor of a shower, but Rider happily devoured several while he waited his turn for the bathroom. The trio begged Paige’s mother to save them some for tomorrow and promised to be back home sometime before supper, since Cathy had agreed to make Rachel’s favorite fettuccine Alfredo. She didn’t quite understand why all of them were going to Rachel’s doctor appointment, but teens in general were frequently a mystery to her, so she didn’t bother trying to understand their logic.
The trio piled into Rider’s car, chattering anxiously, and Paige gave Rider directions to the clinic where she had recently had her own first gynecological exam, a horror she proceeded to describe in stomach-churning detail throughout the drive. The talking quieted as they neared the clinic, nervousness overwhelming their excitement. The office was unassuming — an older,
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