Fight for Dusty Divot by Devin Hunter

Author:Devin Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sky Pony
Published: 2018-02-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

Grey, Kiri, and Finn jumped down from the tower to meet Hazel and learn their fate. They met her on the riverbank, and she wouldn’t look Grey in the eyes. He knew his worries were coming true. He took a deep breath and said, “You’re going with Lam, right?”

Hazel nodded. “I’m sorry, but I need that spot home. I already told you why. If your ranks drop a bit and mine goes up because of Lam, then I have it. I can’t pass up this chance even if I do feel bad about leaving you guys. I hate to say it, but you really grew on me, Pip-squeak.”

By the way she said, “Pip-squeak,” Grey knew it wasn’t meant to be mean. Hazel said it the way a big sister would, and it almost made Grey tear up. He was mad that she wouldn’t see it through with them, but he couldn’t force anyone to stay in the squad. And he didn’t want more drama than had already come their way. Grey needed to focus on what to do next, not how to change something he couldn’t.

So he said, “Good luck, Hazel.”

Hazel nodded. “You too, guys.”

They watched Hazel walk away, and Grey felt like their chances at the top five were going with her. But he wasn’t about to say that. He moved on to another topic. “Well, I guess we gotta talk about Ben and Tristan now.”

Finn groaned. “Can we not? I’m done with drama tonight.”

“Maybe tomorrow?” Kiri offered. “We can’t hold off long on discussing it, unfortunately. There’s only a week and a half left until the end of the season.”

“First thing tomorrow morning,” Grey said. “We can all think about what we can do and offer suggestions. I don’t really know what is best at this point.”

Finn and Kiri agreed, and they headed back to the cabins since it was nearly time for their mandatory rest period. When Grey stepped inside his cabin, Ben and Tristan were already in there. They were clearly waiting for him.

Ben stood up from where he sat on his bed. “Word has it that Hazel went with Lam.”

Grey nodded.

“Have you … decided if you want to ally with us?” Ben asked.

Grey shook his head. “We’re sleeping on it. We’ll find you tomorrow before battles.”

“Okay, cool,” Ben said.

Grey laid down on his bed and closed his eyes, though he wouldn’t fall asleep until the game made him. But it would send a message that he didn’t want to talk. He needed to think about whether or not an alliance with Ben and Tristan would help. If they couldn’t be in the same squad, what could they really do to help each other?

The next day, Grey’s squad met in the forest. Grey leaned on the barrier, folding his arms as he said, “I know Finn won’t like it, but I’m not opposed to being allies with Ben and Tristan. They left us, and they did it in a mean way, but I know how badly they want to get home.

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