She groped around for it on her bedside table without taking her head off the pillow. ‘Shara.’ ‘Corey?’ What did he want? ‘Hi.’ He sounded uncharacteristically hesitant. ‘How are you?’ she asked cautiously. ‘Getting better. Still not allowed to ride or drive a car.’ ‘Sounds boring.’ ‘It is,’ he said flatly. ‘Elliot keeps trying to give me his electronic games to play with.’ ‘When can you ride?’ ‘One more day. It’s just a precautionary thing. I feel fine.’ The conversation hit a lull and Shara tried to think of more small talk. What did this have to do with her? Why was Corey ringing her with his problems? Why didn’t he ring Mandy? ‘Why are you ringing me?’ she finally asked. There was a pause. ‘I felt bad . . . about Mandy being here, when you came over.’ ‘Why? It’s a free world.’ ‘Mandy is Graham Conneman’s daughter.’ ‘I know.’ ‘She hangs around me all the time. She seems to think we’ve got something going. I don’t know why, I keep telling her .
What do You think about The Golden Stranger (2012)?
