False Start

I trudged through toward the gym, annoyed and generally fed up with the day. If I hadn’t made plans with Li already, I would have just gone home. But we were supposed to study, and I did have one of my first quizzes coming up that I wanted to do well on. So instead, I […]

The rest of the way home, my head was a little all over the place. Once Eduardo was feeling a little better and I was left to my own devices, my brain went right back to Melanie. I knew I should be more focused on Raf, since Dad’s life was on the line, but I […]

I was just finishing my lunch when Emily came up and stopped just across from me. The lunch period was winding down, and most of the tables had already emptied. Eduardo had left with Sarah, and Li had some kind of get-to-know-you student council thing she had to… [See More on Patreon]

Everyone was still eating as Li and I headed to the main office. Voting for freshman student representative had happened that morning in homeroom and they’d told us the results … [See More on Patreon]

I stood a few feet back from the athletic department bulletin board, watching as a small crowd of students pressed forward to check the newly-posted track roster. Eduardo was a ball of nerves… [See More on Patreon]

The doorbell rang just as I finished wiping down the kitchen counter. I knew it was Li before I even opened the door. She was frighteningly punctual. “Heaven forbid you be two seconds late,” I said, swinging… [See More on Patreon]