The Prophecy
“When Adrian suggested we hang out that afternoon, just the two of us, I had to tell him I had too much homework. I would have rather bit off my own tongue than lie, and I sincerely hoped I wouldn’t have to do it often just to spend time with Caleb.
“So why haven’t you told Adrian about what you can do?” I asked. Things would be so much simpler if he was in on the secret, too.
Caleb tossed a stick underhand into the creek where the current quickly picked it up and carried it downstream. He had h...is shoes off and pant legs rolled up to wade in the water, but he was obviously cold. I could see goosebumps freckling the exposed skin of his arms even from where I was sitting. I pulled my knees to my chest and watched him as I waited for his answer.
“Adrian and I have been best friends for as long as I can remember,” he said. “I don’t want him to look at me any differently.”
“And yet you told me.”
“Your point?”
I rolled my eyes to the sky for patience. “My point is that it doesn’t make sense, Caleb.”MoreLess
“So why haven’t you told Adrian about what you can do?” I asked. Things would be so much simpler if he was in on the secret, too.
Caleb tossed a stick underhand into the creek where the current quickly picked it up and carried it downstream. He had h...is shoes off and pant legs rolled up to wade in the water, but he was obviously cold. I could see goosebumps freckling the exposed skin of his arms even from where I was sitting. I pulled my knees to my chest and watched him as I waited for his answer.
“Adrian and I have been best friends for as long as I can remember,” he said. “I don’t want him to look at me any differently.”
“And yet you told me.”
“Your point?”
I rolled my eyes to the sky for patience. “My point is that it doesn’t make sense, Caleb.”MoreLess
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