Endless by Jaclyn Weist

Author:Jaclyn Weist
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jaclyn Weist
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

The day before the competition dragged on slowly. I wanted to be out playing sports, but it seemed like every time I turned around, Nick was there, glaring. He never said anything. I stayed right next to my roommates doing arts and crafts or attempting musical instruments. Katy invited me to her dance class, but I just laughed and told her she didn’t want me near the building.

The mermaids were busy swimming back and forth and flipping up in the air. Apparently they would be competing as well. I caught a few nasty looks from them as I passed by, and I decided to walk a little faster. Wow, they could hold a grudge.

By that afternoon, I’d made enough crafts to last a lifetime, and my heart ached to be outside playing baseball.

Luke showed up at the arts building. “Hey, you want to practice some archery?”

I jumped out of the chair. “Yes! I mean, let me clean this up and I’ll be right out.” I quickly washed the brushes and turned to Liz. “Thanks for hanging out. See you at dinner?”

She looked up from her painting of a barn with an old tractor next to it. “See you there.”

I skipped toward the archery fields, making Luke laugh.

“You were that bored?” he asked.

“You have no idea. I’m usually fine doing stuff like this, but knowing they’re playing baseball without me was killing me.”

“I’m sorry. I’m just trying to keep you safe.” He handed me a bow and took one for himself.

“Where have you been all day?” I asked, finding a spot in front of a fifty-yard target. If I was going to do this, I needed to practice.

“Around. Mostly keeping an eye on Nick from a distance. He seems like a normal guy. He jokes with the few friends he has and he was here shooting a while ago, which is how I knew it was safe now.”

“I’m sure he’s fine with everyone else. He just doesn’t like me.”

“That’s what I don’t get. He has to be working for the woman, but how? And why? It just doesn’t make sense.” He took the first shot this time, hitting right in the center.

I took my turn, making sure to pull back farther on the string so I could hit the target. My arrow landed just below Luke’s.

“Great job!” He took his turn, and we continued that way until we were both out of arrows. My arms felt like jelly and were screaming at me to stop.

A few of mine had hit the ground in front of the straw bales, but most had hit the target. I was thrilled. We decided to try the hundred-yard target, but I wasn’t too hopeful that I would come anywhere close to it.

I let Luke go first because I knew we’d have to go searching for my arrows. Once he was done—hitting the target every time and getting a few in the bull’s-eye—I stepped up and lifted my bow higher than normal, like I’d watched Luke do. The first three weren’t even close.

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