Falling Stars (Shooting Stars 5)

look of fear.

"Yes. I told you, the spirits of the people who

first lived in it. They made me do it." she said, and

then laughed.

Ice, relieved, laughed, too, and we all relaxed

even more. Rose leaned her shoulder against me. and

Cinnamon suddenly dropped herself lower, her head

practically on Ice's lap.

We spent the rest of the time talking about our

various love experiences, and what we each searched

for in a boyfriend. Ice told us about a time her mother

had arranged a blind date for her.

"You own mother arranged a date for you?"

Rose asked her. "How come?"

"She thought I was being stuck-up because I

wasn't going out much."

"How was the date?" Cinnamon asked. "A disaster. Even though I was smart to end it

quickly, my mother was upset about it."

"Why did you have to end it quickly?" I asked. "He was a soldier on leave and he was moving

too fast for me. A friend of mine at school who played

piano was there and knew the band. He ended up

taking me home. When my mother found out, she was

upset."

"Why did that bother her? Wasn't she proud

you made the right choices?" Rose asked quickly. "No. I told you. She thought I was being stuckup. but I'm not going to be anyone's good-time

trophy," she declared with hot pride. "If that makes

me stuck-up. good."

"I don't blame you for that." I said.

"Stop worrying about it," Cinnamon declared.

"Madame Senetsky wouldn't permit it, anyway." "I don't need Madame Senetsky to watch over