迪文小说

第24部分（第1页）

Wed　heard　this　song；　“Candle　Ice；”　pouring　out　of　my　brothers　bedroom　at　least　a　million

times；　so　we　were　used　to　it。　But　I　looked　over　at　my

mom；　worried　that　she　might　be　embarrassed　by　the　distorting　guitars　and　the　gritty　lyrics。

This　was　definitely　not　caviar　music。

She　seemed　a　little　uncertain；　but　in　a　happy　way。　She　was　sharing　secret　smiles　with　my

father；　and　honestly；　I　think　she　even　giggled。　My　dad

was　looking　amused；　although　he　was　very　reserved　about　it；　and　it　took　me　until　the　end　of

the　song　to　realize　that　he　was　proud。　Proud　that　this

noise　came　from　his　boys。

That　surprised　me。　Dad　has　never　been　real　big　on　any　rendition　of　my　brothers　band；

although　hes　never　really　criticized　it　either。　But　then　Mr。

Loski　started　grilling　Matt　and　Mike　about　how　theyd　afforded　to　record　their　own　music；　and

they　explained　about　working　and　saving　and

shopping　for　good　deals　on　equipment；　and　thats　when　I　realized　why　my　father　was　proud。

My　brothers　were　feeling　pretty　good；　too；　you　could　tell。　And　it　was　no　wonder；　with　the　way

Lyta　was　carrying　on　about　how　great　“Candle

Ice”　was。　She　was　positively　gushing；　which　seemed　very　odd；　ing　from　Lyta。

As　I　looked　around；　it　struck　me　that　we　were　having　dinner　with　a　group　of　strangers。　Wed

lived　across　the　street　for　years；　but　I　didnt　know

these　people　at　all。　Lyta　did　know　how　to　smile。　Mr。　Loski　was　clean　and　smooth　on　the

outside；　but　there　was　a　distinct　whiff　of　something　rotten

buried　just　beneath　the　surface。　And　the　ever…efficient　Mrs。　Loski　seemed　flustered；　almost

hyper。　Was　it　having　us　over　that　was　making　her

nervous？

Then　there　was　Bryce—the　most　disturbing　of　all　because　I　had　to　admit　that　I　didnt　really

know　him；　either。　And　based　on　what　Id　discovered

lately；　I　didnt　care　to　know　any　more。　Looking　across　the　table　at　him；　all　I　got　was　a　strange；

detached；　neutral　feeling。　No　fireworks；　no　leftover

anger　or　resurging　flutters。

Nothing。

After　wed　had　dessert　and　it　was　time　to　go；　I　went　up　to　Bryce　and　told　him　I　was　sorry　for

having　been　so　fierce　when　wed　first　e　in。　“I

shouldve　let　you　apologize；　and　really；　it　was　very　nice　of　your　family　to　have　us　over。　I　know

it　was　a　lot　of　work　and；　well；　I　think　my　mom　had　a