“Here you go, Wanda,” Jamie said, ducking out of...
“Here you go, Wanda,” Jamie said, ducking out of the groupHe had his hands full of the bars,
and water bottles tucked under his armsHaving fun?”
“Yeah! Wish you could play
“Next time,” I said
“Here you go…” Ian was there, his hands full of granola bars
“Beat ya,” Jamie told him
“Oh,” Jared said, appearing on Jamie's other sideHe also had too many bars for one
Ian and Jared exchanged a long glance
“Where's all the food?” Kyle demandedHe stood over an empty box, his head female silver cartier watch swiveling
around the room, looking for the culprit
“Catch,” Jared said, tossing granola bars one by one, hard, like knives
Kyle plucked them out of the air with ease, then jogged over to see if Jared was holding out on
him
“Here,” Ian said, shoving half of his haul toward his brother without looking at himFor the first time today, he looked at me, staring down at me where I satHis
irises were black with the light behind himI couldn't read his expression
I recoiled, and caught my breath when my ribs tiffany and co. jewelry protested
Jared and Ian closed ranks in front of me like stage curtains
“You heard him,” Jared said
“Can I say something first?” Kyle askedHe peered down through the space between them
They didn't respond
“I'm not sorry,” Kyle told me“I still think it was the right thing to do
Ian shoved his brotherKyle reeled back but then stepped forward again
“Hold on, I'm not done
“Yeah, you are,” Jared saidHis hands were clenched, the skin over his knuckles white
Everyone had noticed nowThe room was chanel coco handbag hushed, all the fun of the game lost Kyle held his hands up, a gesture of surrender, and spoke to me again“I don't
think I was wrong, but you did save my lifeI don't know why, but you didSo I figure, a life for
a lifeI'll pay the debt that way
“You stupid jackass,” Ian said
“Who's got the crush on a worm, bro? You gonna callme stupid?”
Ian lifted his fists, leaning forward
“I'll tell you why,” I said, making my voice louder than I wanted toBut it had the effect I was
afterIan and Jared repica rolex watches and Kyle turned to stare at me, fight forgotten for the moment“I didn't let you fall because… because I'm notlike
youI'm not saying that I'm not… like humansBecause there are others here who would do the
sameThere are kind and good people herePeople like your brother, and Jeb, and Doc… I'm
saying that I'm not like youpersonally”
Kyle stared at me for a minute and then chuckled“Ouch,” he said, still laughingHe turned
away from us then, his message given, and walked back to get some omega speedmaster diamond wat