All The Little Foxes by Karen Elizabeth Russell

Author:Karen Elizabeth Russell [Russell, Karen Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Published: 2015-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

“Monday morning has never been a particularly easy day to face, and the Monday following what Edgar saw as his ‘slighted weekend’ was not going to be any sort of picnic. Jules had no idea what was in store for him when he arrived to class that day.

The little cub was still reeling from the fun he had with Fifi over the past forty-eight hours – and it would be fair to say it made the little cub a bit sad, that time passed so quickly – it all seemed to be over in the blink of an eye. As the dawning of a new week began, feeling just a little bit forsaken by his pal, Edgar made way directly to his desk, without uttering a word to anyone. This was completely out of character for Edgar, as Monday morning had always been his usual ‘catch-up’ day, where he stopped to chat with various friends about their weekend adventures.

On this day – nothing. And this silent spectacle had not gone unnoticed. Jules saw that his friend seemed a bit bothered, but he chalked it up to the missed marbles date. ‘Hey!’ Jules called over to his pal. It took a lot for him to do so, but Edgar responded in kind.

‘How was your weekend?’ Jules questioned. ‘It was good – how about you?’ Edgar said with forced enthusiasm. The slightest bit of attitude could be heard in his voice.

‘IT WAS GREAT !-I SAW MINOR SKIRMISH DOWN AT THE CIVIC CENTER – THEY WERE THE BEST!’ Jules could not contain his ferocious animation. ‘Sounds great – did your dad take you?’ Edgar questioned in a mocked tone – almost expecting his pal to be less than truthful in his response. ‘No – I went with Fifi, she had an extra ticket.’ Jules countered, forgetting he had vowed to keep that bit of information to himself.

It suddenly dawned on Jules what he had just said, when he saw the rueful look that washed over Edgar’s face. ‘Listen’ Jules began. ‘Sorry about not trading-it’s just that,’ Jules tried hard to make excuses so he could quickly change the subject, and get out of this line of conversation once and for all. Edgar was not going to let this happen however, as he rudely interrupted his pal mid-sentence. ‘I know, it’s just that Fifi wanted you to go to the concert with her and you went – what is she – your GIRLFRIEND now? Huh ? Tell me Jules, exactly how long has this been going on? I mean, am I invited to your wedding or what?’

‘Don’t be stupid – you know I don’t like-like Fifi, she had an extra ticket – that’s all!’ But the more Jules tried to reason, the more he found himself on the receiving end of Edgar’s questioning raised eyebrow glare. The down-trodden cub was not in a ‘listen to reason’ kind of mood. Edgar began firing a barrage of accusations at his friend, and Jules never stood a chance.

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