No Second Chances by Kate Evangelista

Author:Kate Evangelista
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Eleven

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY. A fun day for kids to sell their stuff. During their Entrepreneurship Day many years ago, all Jackson wanted was to help Natasha and Nathan sell out their glittery Valentine’s cards. Now Jackson saw it more as the school trying to teach kids the value of money and the importance of business in a way that wasn’t dry and boring. If little Chaz and Chip were to take over their families’ companies someday, then they should start before they even hit puberty.

As soon as Jackson walked into the gym, the memories of his and his friends’ exploits during Entrepreneurship Day came to mind. The basketball court had been made to look like a bazaar, with booths and stalls of all kinds. Kids as young as eight sold their wares to everyone invited to attend—mostly family and friends. Jackson collected no less than six kisses on the cheek that day. That was before high school. Way before Natasha started being more than just a friend. It was right after she returned home from a summer in Europe with breasts, to be exact.

What he remembered most about Entrepreneurship Day was the song of the chaos. His classmates running around, wide smiles on their faces. The murmur and chatter of the adults. Cheerful greetings from the sellers. And the slight hum in the background he couldn’t quite identify. It was a glorious day. He probably still had the recording somewhere in his files.

Unfortunately, the experience today was different for Jackson. It seemed like he had cotton in his ears. The farther into the gym he got, the less he heard the cacophony of sounds. It was useless to pull his phone out and record. There was no hearing the results later anyway. His heart ached and his shoulders felt heavy. Maybe coming wasn’t such a good idea. But he’d promised Albert. Backing out seemed like a douche move. Albert was counting on him. And he had to admit to being curious about seeing the final product of all their hard work.

Jackson was about to keep moving in search of the Wizarding World of Lemonade stand when he spotted Natasha in a pretty pink dress and sandals heading over to him. They locked gazes, and for the briefest second before she reached him the lines of a new song came to him. Something he hadn’t heard in a while: an upbeat melody.

His heart punched hard against the cage of his chest. He lost his breath. For the first time in six months, he actually wanted to compose dance music again.

“What are you doing here?” Natasha demanded.

Under the gym lights, her eyes seemed bluer than usual. And her hair. The strands were like a dark waterfall over her shoulders. The urge to reach out and touch her was strong.

The sound was gone. He was back to hearing the muffled noise surrounding them. But there were still echoes in his soul. Pure. Calling out to him. Where had they come from?

A knot formed on her brow.

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