Elite Ambition by Jessica Burkhart

Author:Jessica Burkhart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2010-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

13

TWO. MORE. DAYS.

THE NEXT MORNING PAIGE AND I GOT READY for class as if nothing had happened the night before. When I’d gotten back to my room last night, I’d been in such a good mood from hanging with Brit that I’d decided to let Paige come to me about Callie. I didn’t want to create any more rifts between us. Paige would tell me—I knew she would. I’d kept the entire Jacob-tried-to-kiss-me-at-my-party truth from her for so long that I wasn’t in a place to confront her about lying.

“I’m so tired,” Paige said. She stuck an armful of textbooks into her messenger bag. “At least it’s Thursday. Two. More. Days.”

Or, one more day until Jacob told Callie the truth.

“I know. You’d think we’d be used to the workload by now, but nope,” I said.

I sneaked a glance at Paige. This morning’s small talk was weird. Usually, we talked about boys or accessories or fun things. But so far, all Paige had wanted to talk about was how tired she was and how classes were keeping her crazy busy. Something felt … off.

Paige finished packing her books as I put on a pair of silver hoops.

“You doing anything after class?” I asked. “I’m trail riding with Brit after our lesson, then chaining myself to my desk to do homework.”

“Same on the homework part,” Paige said. “I might meet Geena or something, but I don’t know yet. She might be too busy.”

I wanted to ask her about Callie, but I kept my mouth shut. Paige would talk to me. I just had to wait.

Later that afternoon I slid into an empty seat during math class. Brit wasn’t here yet. My phone buzzed, and I opened it to see a text from Jacob.

Knw ur in class but wanted 2 say hi.

Just seeing his name made me think about tomorrow. Today felt like it would never end. Every minute felt stretched, and I both wanted tomorrow to come and never get here at the same time. Each time I thought about Jacob telling Callie, I felt hot and cold at the same time with no idea of the outcome.

I started to type back, but closed my phone when Brit walked over.

“Hey,” she said.

“Hi.”

I needed someone to distract me from my worries about Jacob and Callie. And if anyone could do it—it would be Brit.

Brit looked chic but appropriate for class in black leggings, gold ballet flats, and a long-sleeve royal blue sweater. She placed her textbook and homework on her desk, then leaned closer to me.

“How’s your day been so far?” Brit asked.

“Busy,” I said. “I swear I’ve been assigned more homework in every class than I ever have since I started. It’s like all I do is complain about homework, but it’s so true!”

Brit nodded. “Same here. I’m feeling a little pressure with school, training, and trying to have some time to relax.”

“Maybe we should think about a study group or something,” I said. “I know I stay focused better when other people around me are working too.

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