The Numbers by Evercaptivating (top books to read TXT) ๐
Jeff has an uncommon power, the ability to see the number of lies a person had told in their life.
But Jenny stark is different and now, Jeff must save her.
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The Numbers
โI wonโt leave without you!โ His knuckles stung as he spoke. โCome with me and Iโll keep you safe, Jenny.โ Being an orphan, Jeff Cassel never had a home to call his own. His life seemed bleak until Jenny Stark. After his eighteenth birthday, he moved to the small town of Damper, TX and took a job as a mechanic. Dallas was busy and overwhelming to his curse, which he called, โThe Numbers.โ Jeff had an ability to see everyoneโs lies as a glowing number that hovered above their heads. Countless times, he witnessed the number rise as they told lies to his face, yet they never lowered.
Jenny was different. She was the first person heโd ever met without a number and the first girl heโd fallen for. He didnโt know why she didnโt have a number or why she wanted him. He wasnโt the kindest to her when they had met. He wasnโt the best with people in general. He spoke his mind and often called people out on their lies, but Jenny was different.
โI canโt!โ Jennyโs forehead furrowed. It didnโt fit her sweet face. โHe needs me!โ Her fatherโs number was a bright red flame and the highest Jeff had seen in a while, at 899,471. He must be cunning.
Jeff thought to himself.
โHe is a drunk, Jen. He canโt even help himself.โ He hated saying it, but he had to. Jennyโs pained expression didnโt change as she looked over at her father on the kitchen floor. Heโd blown up the minute he found Jenny and Jeff together. Jeffโs left hook had stopped her fatherโs second blow and she was grateful, but her father needed her.
She looked back at Jeff with her baby blue eyes. โI canโt. What if he hurts himself, forgets to pay the electric bill, or burns the house down when he tries to cook for himself. Itโll be my fault.โ
โWhat if he hits you again? What if he kills you?โ He grabbed her face with his hands, gently rubbed her blonde hair away from the developing bruise of her right cheek. Her baby blues, the curve of her small nose, and the soft pink of her lips stirred him. โI canโt live knowing he will hurt you. I wonโt let him.โ I love you
. He wanted to say, but the groan from her father stopped him.
โYou should go. My dad will kill you when he wakes.โ Her voice was a shaky whisper as she tried to push Jeff to the back door. โJust give me a couple of days.โ Jenny held his hands. It pained him as he turned and rushed out the door into the night.
He cursed himself the moment he stepped out. He wanted to save her and give her a life she deserved. He stopped, not far from her house and stood listening under the stars. He didnโt trust her father. It only took a moment after her screams that he turned and ran back into her house.
Publication Date: 10-02-2011
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