BULLY KING by Huss JA

Author:Huss, JA
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Science Future Press
Published: 2020-08-04T16:00:00+00:00

By the time I ease the boat into my personal slip at the college marina and turn off the engine, the sun is behind the tall trees, casting this part of campus in dark shadows, even though it won’t set for another hour or two.

Cadee is already hopping off the boat, eager to be away from us. Lars hops out too and catches up with her.

Ax walks over to me. “What do you think that’s about?”

I stare at Cadee and Lars. They are talking. I can tell because they glance over at each other every few seconds as they walk. “I dunno. But he needs to rein it in. We’re not getting involved with her. We’re getting rid of her.”

Ax and I follow behind Lars and Cadee. It’s kind of a long walk over to the little cottage she used to live in years ago. And it’s in the woods, a good way off from the school buildings. So they flash in and out of sight as they walk the narrow dirt path that ends at a small pond.

We can hear the music from a pretty good distance away, but it’s still a shock to see the cottage lit up and dozens of summer students standing near a line of kegs.

“Hell, yeah,” Ax says, jogging ahead. He passes by Lars and Cadee, both of whom have stopped on the edge of the clearing to gape at the scene before us.

“What the fuck?” I whisper.

There has to be more than a hundred people here. The little swimming hole is packed. There’s a volleyball net set up and a game going on in the fading sunlight. A loud clinking sound makes me turn my head to find a game of drunken horseshoes in progress. And—

“Is that a croquet setup?” Lars laughs.

“What the hell is going on here?” Cadee whirls on me. “You did this, didn’t you? Just so I wouldn’t have a place to call home! You are such an asshole, Cooper Valcourt. I hate your ugly guts!”

She stomps off and neither Lars nor I make a move to go after her.

He stands next to me. “Did you do this, Cooper?”

“No, I didn’t do this. When would I have time to plan a party today?”

Lars sighs. “It looks like it’s been going on all day.”

He’s right. Someone didn’t just throw this together. There’s a catering table, for fuck’s sake.

Then I see Isabella. Lars sees her at the same time and points. “She did this.”

I can’t say I don’t agree. Her and her pledges are all sitting in a circle of Adirondack chairs in front of a small campfire, chatting and laughing, their faces bright from the fire and glowing from the sun today. They’re still wearing their derogatory white t-shirts that Ax made. Like a badge or something. Clearly not fazed by his attempts to shame and humiliate them.

And why should they be? It’s a joke to them. They don’t take it seriously. It’s just part of the game.

“Fuck it,” Lars says. “I’m staying with Ax.

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