Casting Shadows
“I felt a stab of guilt. Had Leo been hiding away from everyone all this time? I should have sought him out. I should have introduced him to some of my old friends.
‘No!’ Leo shrieked again.
And now what had happened? I darted through the trees, peering into the shadows. It was dark this far away from the house, the moon providing most of the light. And it was cold. I shivered in my dress.
I saw movement behind a tree and stopped, my heart thudding.
‘Please don’t.’ Was Leo crying...?
‘You pathetic little freak.’ ‘Gay boy.’ I crashed through the leaves, past the tree. There in a clearing, half hidden down a slope, were two guys from Flynn’s year. They were towering over a kneeling, shaking Leo.
All three of them turned and stared at me.
One of the guys from Flynn’s class swore.
‘Get lost, you stupid cow.’ I stopped running, shocked by the look of hatred on his face.MoreLess
‘No!’ Leo shrieked again.
And now what had happened? I darted through the trees, peering into the shadows. It was dark this far away from the house, the moon providing most of the light. And it was cold. I shivered in my dress.
I saw movement behind a tree and stopped, my heart thudding.
‘Please don’t.’ Was Leo crying...?
‘You pathetic little freak.’ ‘Gay boy.’ I crashed through the leaves, past the tree. There in a clearing, half hidden down a slope, were two guys from Flynn’s year. They were towering over a kneeling, shaking Leo.
All three of them turned and stared at me.
One of the guys from Flynn’s class swore.
‘Get lost, you stupid cow.’ I stopped running, shocked by the look of hatred on his face.MoreLess
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