"James McCann - Kith 1" - читать интересную книгу автора (McCann James)

тАЬI always come at this time. WeтАЩve been walking to school together since our parents
walked us.тАЭ
тАЬRelax! We can take the Jeep. WeтАЩll be all of five minutes.тАЭ
тАЬReally? We can take the Jeep? Cool.тАЭ

Jen was right. By ten to eight Trent was alone again, standing by his locker, sorting
through what books heтАЩd need. He was fairly sure it was Day Two on the schedule, so
that meant he had History followed by Sociology. Unless it was Day Three, in which case
he had Sociology first ... Trent turned to see who was around in the hall he could ask. In
mid-spin he felt a hand on his chest push him against the locker next to his, and though
he tried fighting back the hand was too strong.
It was Billy Bender. It was always Billy Bender and his crew. They were the schoolтАЩs
clean-cut ruffians, clad in football jackets, LeviтАЩs, and that gross stuff in their hair that his
dad said he was too young for. These guys were the biggest teens in the school, though
rumour had it they were no longer teens. Trent knew that Billy had been held back at
least two years, and that he was destined to be held back again this year.
But what did Billy care? Every year he got that much bigger than everyone else, or at
least it was that way with Trent. He really wished he didnтАЩt have one more year to go.
тАЬHey, punk. Did you bring my lunch money?тАЭ
тАЬYeah,тАЭ Trent whispered.
тАЬWhat? CouldnтАЩt hear you. CтАЩmon punk, speak like a man.тАЭ
тАЬYeah,тАЭ Trent said a little louder.
тАЬGood boy, I have trained you well.тАЭ Billy let him go, patting his victim like a dog.
тАЬYтАЩknow, if you werenтАЩt so stupid, IтАЩd just make you do my homework.тАЭ
Trent took the money from his pocket and handed it to the bully. тАЬWhatтАЩll you do if I
start brown-bagging it?тАЭ
Billy slapped Trent and replied, тАЬDonтАЩt get lippy punk, or IтАЩll learn you some pain.тАЭ
Trent looked to the floor and kept his mouth shut. Billy smiled, laughed, and before
leaving he again patted his head like a dog.
тАЬWhat a jerk.тАЭ Trent turned back to his locker, recalling that he didnтАЩt know what
Day it was. He sighed, wishing he could be more like Rafgard and a lot less like himself.
Then another hand grabbed him, and jumping he turned to face ... Jen.
тАЬRelax!тАЭ she said. тАЬWhatтАЩs got you so jumpy?тАЭ
тАЬNothing.тАЭ He wished he could tell her all about Billy, but it was hard enough on his
ego just being bullied. The last thing he needed was to have his sister know that he was a
wimp ... or worse. Have her tell her mom, who would tell his mom, who would storm
down to the school. Trent shuddered just thinking about it. тАЬWhat Day is it?тАЭ he asked.
тАЬDay Five. We have gym.тАЭ
тАЬReally?тАЭ That was when he noticed she was wearing her gym clothes. тАЬI thought it
was either Day Two or Three.тАЭ
Jen laughed. тАЬHonestly Trent. Sometimes you are so absent-minded!тАЭ
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тАЬWhat would I do without you,тАЭ he said, finally able to relax.
тАЬYou may have to find out.тАЭ
тАЬI know. Too bad boysтАЩ and girlsтАЩ gym werenтАЩt together.тАЭ TrentтАЩs voice squeaked.
The last thing he needed her to see was the bigger boys making him look like an
uncoordinated idiot.
тАЬThatтАЩs not what I meant.тАЭ
тАЬOkay, what did you mean?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩm thinking of joining cheer-leading. ThereтАЩs tryouts after school, in front of the