Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1) - Page 291

?You have a beautiful voice! Is there anything you?re not good

at?? she asked with exasperation as she hit his arm playfully.

?Apollo also happens to be the god of music. Now quit complaining

and sing along with me,? he said, turning up the volume until

the bass was rattling the car windows.

Helen?s voice was not nearly as pretty as his, but she made up for

her lack of skill with sheer enthusiasm. They finished the song together,

and even stayed in the car after they had parked to play the

instrumental ending. Lucas was on steering-wheel drums, and

Helen was lead air guitar.

?God, we sound amazing! My guitar solo was just inspired!?

Helen enthused as she hopped out of the car.

?We should tour,? Lucas agreed as he took her hand and led her

into school.

They were getting stares, but Helen didn?t care. She didn?t feel

stomach pains anymore. She could relax now that she knew the

Curse Cramps would only come as a result of her using her powers

in front of mortals and not from any other kind of attention. She

began to wonder how many of her past episodes had been real, and

how many had been brought on by the fear of them. It was a relief

to know that she had some control over the curse, and for the first

time in her life, Helen felt like it might actually be okay to be a little

bit different.

?Aren?t we old news yet?? she asked him with a sly glint in her

eye.

?I don?t know. Let me check CNN,? Lucas said, pulling out his

phone and pretending to open a browser. Helen gasped and

clapped a hand to her mouth.

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?Oh no, my phone! I forgot to tell my dad it?s broken again!? She

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