Ready for a Scare?
“Then he spun to face him.
Gavin.
Gavin’s sinewy face broke into a huge grin. He laughed. “Oh, man. I totally scared you. Score!” He pumped his fist in victory.
“That was so not funny!” Spencer spat.
“It was just a joke.”
Spencer’s cheeks reddened slightly, but he forced a strained smile. “Y-yeah, you got me.”
Gavin ran his hand through his spiky hair. “Who did you think it was, dude?”
Spencer shrugged. Kelly could sense him shrinking back as if he was putting up an invisible wall. It felt pecul...iar to sit across the street and watch the scene play out. Almost like watching a scary movie and not being able to help the victim.
“You are such a wimp,” Gavin said. He gave Spencer a shove. Then another.
Kelly winced. She knew guys shoved all the time. Yet with Gavin, she wondered if there wasn’t more to it. True, Spencer was way bigger than Gavin, but he was the kind of mellow kid who set ants free instead of squishing them. Gavin, though, had a barely contained aggression that pulsed right below the surface of his skin.MoreLess
Gavin.
Gavin’s sinewy face broke into a huge grin. He laughed. “Oh, man. I totally scared you. Score!” He pumped his fist in victory.
“That was so not funny!” Spencer spat.
“It was just a joke.”
Spencer’s cheeks reddened slightly, but he forced a strained smile. “Y-yeah, you got me.”
Gavin ran his hand through his spiky hair. “Who did you think it was, dude?”
Spencer shrugged. Kelly could sense him shrinking back as if he was putting up an invisible wall. It felt pecul...iar to sit across the street and watch the scene play out. Almost like watching a scary movie and not being able to help the victim.
“You are such a wimp,” Gavin said. He gave Spencer a shove. Then another.
Kelly winced. She knew guys shoved all the time. Yet with Gavin, she wondered if there wasn’t more to it. True, Spencer was way bigger than Gavin, but he was the kind of mellow kid who set ants free instead of squishing them. Gavin, though, had a barely contained aggression that pulsed right below the surface of his skin.MoreLess
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