Twisted Sisters (The Orion Circle Book 2) Read Online Free

While I felt like a bowling ball was crushing my heart, she probably felt it too. Craptastic.

Chapter Three — Rehearsal
    Chapter Three
    Rehearsal

    Kacie
    The auditorium is filled to almost overflowing. Mr. Holmes encourages the student body to watch our rehearsals, so there’s little I can do about it. I feel like I’m under a microscope. Everything I say, every move I make is under scrutiny. It’s beginning to drive me mad.
    It would have been much better had we started with the kissing scene, but no, Mr. Holmes is doing everything in order. I run through the song and dance number on autopilot. I’ve practiced it so many times in my bedroom, it’s second nature now. At least I look good for this part of rehearsal.
    After the song ends, I step back to wait for the director to call the next scene. My mind wanders, returning to dwell on Logan. He missed lunch and hasn’t answered his phone. Raven ran into him on the way to lunch. She acted so guarded about him. All she said was that he was upset about something, and she didn’t know what. I can’t help but worry. His car wasn’t in the parking lot after lunch and neither were my birds. Where could he have gone?
    The moment I’ve been dreading for days arrives with much fanfare, drawing me out of my thoughts.
    “Okay, let’s check out the chemistry between my two stars,” Mr. Holmes says, clapping his hands together. “Start about two lines away from the kiss.”
    Hoots and hollers flood the auditorium as the audience shows their approval that the moment of truth has finally arrived. Really, don’t they have anything better to do than torment me? I’m so relieved that Daniel and I practiced earlier. Otherwise, I think I might’ve run from the stage. He meets my gaze and gives me a wink as we walk toward each other to center stage. I barely register him saying his line. Mine comes out in a clear voice, giving me an internal confidence boost. It’s time.
    I close the distance between us, placing one hand on his chest and the other at his nape. We gaze into each other’s eyes for a moment before I wrap my arm around his neck and push up onto my toes. The moment I press my lips to his, he responds by wrapping both arms around me. The kiss is chaste, but I doubt it appears that way to the audience. I count slowly to five in my head like we agreed then pull away.
    “Brilliant!” Mr. Holmes shouts. “Absolutely brilliant. I’m so pleased‌—‌I’m dismissing everyone early today. Happy Friday.”
    “I think Mr. Holmes has a hot date,” Daniel whispers in my ear.
    My reply is drowned out by the roar of the crowd all talking over one another. A wry half-smile forms on my lips as I watch the arguments breaking out all over the place. These asshats deserve whatever they get. I heard the odds were two to one that I’d run off the stage. I’m glad we screwed up their idiotic betting pool.
    “Logan isn’t here,” I murmur, glancing around the theater.
    “Were you expecting him?” Daniel asks over the noisy crowd.
    “Yeah, we were supposed to go out for dinner tonight,” I reply, biting my lip. My phone vibrates in the pocket of my blue jeans. I pull it out, frowning when I see Rebecca’s name. “Hey, what’s up?”
    “Logan’s on assignment and needs our help asap,” she blurts out in an excited voice.
    “Is he okay?” Worry jars my heart into a rapid beat.
    “Yeah, I think so,” she says. “Look, I’ll text you the address. You’re with Daniel, right?” She pauses for a couple beats. “How did it go?”
    “Great,” I reply with a snicker while watching the rowdy crowd exit the auditorium.
    “Well that’s a relief, anyway. Ask Daniel if he can drive you to the SAU campus. We could definitely use his help with the spirit board.”
    Spirit board? This could be very bad. “Are you free tonight?” I glance up at Daniel, and he nods. “Yeah, text me the address. We’re on our way now.”
    “Hurry,” she says before