Chapter 6
The next day at noon, Kelly and Tim met Sarah for lunch and a walk. Kelly was nearly giddy with the excitement that she was making a friend. Sarah couldn’t pretend to like Kelly for some kind of personal gain, because for so long, Sarah had disliked her. Sarah was a lot of things, but she was upfront and honest.
And although Luke had avoided her after their encounter on the beach, he’d been cordial toward her, which Kelly considered progress, but also a little disappointing. She should be glad that she and Luke seemed to be past their infantile squabbling, but this newer politeness, left her feeling cold. A stranger. It was odd to have no effect whatsoever on Luke Tyler.
That night, Luke was moving about his room and then going out the back door. When she eventually got the gu
