Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave
“said Star Wars Kid. “Mom said you had to leave me alone.”
Billie and me backed up so we were now standing right next to him.
Jax didn’t look too concerned about his mom. He turned and locked the front door. “Where’d these girls come from?” he asked.
“They’re my friends.”
Jax laughed. “You don’t have any friends.”
Star Wars Kid’s cheeks turned red. Finally, he whispered, “I do, too.”
Jax forced another laugh as cold as the inside of the ice machine at the gas station. “What?” he asked, putting h...is hand to his ear. “Speak up, numb-nut. I can’t hear you.”
Star Wars Kid looked down, his nose running. He wiped it on his T-shirt. Snot smeared across the S and the T.
“We’re his friends,” said Billie, taking a step forward.
I shook my head, pulling her behind me. Jax exhibited standard predator behavior. If we just stayed still and quiet, he might leave us alone.
“That’s impossible.” He took a step toward us.
I couldn’t stop looking at the locked door—it was getting hard to breathe.MoreLess
Billie and me backed up so we were now standing right next to him.
Jax didn’t look too concerned about his mom. He turned and locked the front door. “Where’d these girls come from?” he asked.
“They’re my friends.”
Jax laughed. “You don’t have any friends.”
Star Wars Kid’s cheeks turned red. Finally, he whispered, “I do, too.”
Jax forced another laugh as cold as the inside of the ice machine at the gas station. “What?” he asked, putting h...is hand to his ear. “Speak up, numb-nut. I can’t hear you.”
Star Wars Kid looked down, his nose running. He wiped it on his T-shirt. Snot smeared across the S and the T.
“We’re his friends,” said Billie, taking a step forward.
I shook my head, pulling her behind me. Jax exhibited standard predator behavior. If we just stayed still and quiet, he might leave us alone.
“That’s impossible.” He took a step toward us.
I couldn’t stop looking at the locked door—it was getting hard to breathe.MoreLess
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