Jaden's Chance by Ashlynn Ally

Author:Ashlynn Ally [Ally, Ashlynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2016-11-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Unfortunately, when we arrive at the mall, Justin stays less than two steps away from me the whole way to the phone store. Of course this makes it impossible to slip away. While we’re there though, I actually momentarily forget about my nicotine/caffeine fix while Justin picks out a phone model for me. It’s nothing fancy, but it’s still my first cell phone, and I’m pretty excited about it. I don’t even care when Justin makes sure to remind me how I’m still grounded and I’m not getting it till Monday.

“Can’t I at least hold it for a minute?” I cajole, as we make our way out of the phone store and into the refrigerated aisles of the mall. “I’ve never had a cell phone before.”

“Then two more days shouldn’t make a difference,” Justin says smoothly, keeping a tight grip on the plastic bag where the new phone is stashed. “Now, before we go home, I have to make a quick stop to the computer store and get more ink cartridges.”

“That sounds boring,” I say, putting a skip to my step to keep up with his long strides. “Can I go window shop instead?”

He chuckles with that amused-but-tired expression on his face again. “I don’t think you’re really getting this whole ‘grounded’ thing.”

“C’mon, please? I promise I won’t steal anything.” I shrug my shoulders and try to give him a puppy-dog face, but he barely glances at me.

“Jaden, I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but you’re being the opposite of persuasive right now.”

“So, what, is that a no then?” I say, maybe pretending to be a little bit more confused than I really am.

“That’s a no.”

“Oh, come on, Justin…”

“Asked and answered, Jaden,” he interrupts me, his voice rising sharply now as he turns to give me a glare. “Ask me again, and I’ll extend your grounding to include next weekend, too. Do you understand that?”

I shoot him one of my own glares. “Yeah, I got it,” I begrudgingly mumble out, sighing sulkily through my teeth. Man, this might be harder than I thought it was going to be. Justin may as well have me on a leash.

Once we’re at the computer store at the other end of the mall, Justin’s ‘quick stop’ actually turns into a long browsing session as he seems to remember about half a dozen other things he needs. “Can’t you just order them on Amazon?” I whine as he drags me up and down what feels like every aisle of the store. “I’m booored. I want to go home. It’s too cold in here and I’m freezing!”

Justin does his best to ignore me, but even he can’t keep the irritation from creeping up into his face after a while. “Keep it up, Jaden,” he mumbles under his breath, ostensibly from having the other shoppers at the store from overhearing and tarnishing their delicate sensibilities. “I swear to God, when I get you home…”

His voice trails off, and since I don’t really sense any real threat, I keep going.

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