Exit Strategy by Ryan Potter

Author:Ryan Potter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult, teen fiction, fiction, teen, teen fiction, teenager, angst, drama, romance, relationships
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2008-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

15

Four reasons why my life sucks right now:

1. I haven’t spoken with either Tank or Sarah the past two weeks.

With Tank, well, he’s the one who freaked out, so I figure he’ll come around when he’s good and ready. As for Sarah, she probably thinks I’m the biggest loser on the planet, kissing her and showing her Tank’s stash, but then avoiding her all this time.

So why am I holding out on Tank with the Helen Dawkins thing, my knowledge of his crawlspace stash, and my hotness for Sarah? It’s just that … well, as I’ve said, I don’t feel like getting killed, okay? Besides, Tank’s holding out and lying to me, too. Plus, telling him that his dad’s involved in a secret relationship with my boss’s wife isn’t exactly what he needs to hear right now. And regarding the stash, I still have a plan for taking down Hank Horton, but if it doesn’t work I’m kind of hoping Sarah either confronts Tank with the tackle box or steps up and tells her dad about it. I mean, Big Dale is a cop, after all.

2. Bootleggers of Blaine is totally out of control.

When I told Tony Banks and Mike Foreman to spread the word, they sure as hell did. I can’t even keep up with the orders anymore. Economically speaking, demand is far greater than supply or whatever.

Anyway, apparently I’ve addicted dozens of my neighborhood peers to beer, and, like all diehard addicts, they’re building tolerances that require increased consumption. Over the past two weeks, small pods of high school drunks have been gathering outside of Huey’s, hoping to place orders with me. Sometimes I’ll even see a group of rich kids from Blaine Heights hanging out, and they come up to me like we’re all best friends, offering to pay double what my locals pay. But I can’t stand those rich bastards, so I just say, “No way, dudes, hop in your BMWs and go back to the Heights and raid Daddy’s wine cellar.” And then they get all desperate and start begging like little street children in Calcutta.

It’s hard being the local bootlegger. I’m starting to feel like a marked man every time I take the trash out. If the masses revolt, I’m history.

3. All my parents do lately is fight, fight, and fight.

There’s an argument every night, and it’s always Mom yelling at Dad about money and how much he smokes and drinks.

Hey, Dad, here’s some breaking news: if you want to stay married, treat Mom like she’s your wife rather than your house servant. I mean, when the summer began, she was all nice to me about it, telling me to make sure I stick with football for him and all that. But now … man, she’s done being nice, and I don’t blame her. I don’t even want to go home at night anymore because of all the shouting.

4. I can’t break the news to Huey Dawkins about Big Dale’s photos of Helen, because all Huey does now is walk around the store drunk.

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