Rex by Cody B. Stewart

Author:Cody B. Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Common Deer Press
Published: 2016-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Eddie and his goons, Carson and Lyle, stepped out of the woods, the rancid smell of cigarette smoke clinging to their clothes. Eddie grinned, showing his yellow teeth. “Where you off to? Couldn’t be skipping out. Never thought I’d see the day.”

Carson looked up from his phone. “Just got a text sayin’ something’s going on at school. Everyone’s running around all crazy.”

The three of them studied TJ and Sam. They must not have seen Rex before he took off into the woods. Which meant they’d have no reason to think TJ and Sam had anything to do with the chaos at school. Why would they? If anyone was taking bets on who was responsible, chances are the smart money was on Eddie. “You two take the opportunity to sneak off into the woods? If I didn’t hate you, I’d be impressed.”

TJ’s heart rate spiked. One hiccup burp after another. “We aren’t sneaking anywhere. We’re just—”

“Holy crap,” Carson interrupted, looking down at his phone again. “Just got another text sayin’ this nerd trashed a classroom.”

Lyle took out his phone. “No way. You’re blowing up the Twitterverse, man.” He slapped his hand over his mouth to suppress the sudden, manic burst of laughter. “Ernest Morrison peed his pants.”

Eddie’s mouth fell open and then twisted into a yellow smile. It matched the yellow skin on his face where TJ had punched him. “So you’re the kid, huh? Every school has one. The kid who gets decent grades, who everyone thinks is sweet and nice, and then who totally freaks out and loses his mind. You’re the kid no one sees coming.” He stepped forward, inches from TJ’s face. “But I saw you coming. You freaked out on me, but, of course, no one believed me. Maybe I’ll get a medal now for pounding you into the dirt.”

Sam moved to intervene. As she stepped between Eddie and TJ, Eddie shoved her backward into the arms of Carson and Lyle. She shrieked like an angry banshee and thrashed against them, but their grip was too strong.

“Let her go!” TJ lunged for Carson, but Eddie drove a fist into his gut. TJ dropped to his knees, wheezing for breath.

Sam kept thrashing, refusing to be held still. She slammed her forehead into Carson’s temple. His eyes glazed over and he swayed like a thin tree in the wind. She broke free from his now slackened grip, but Lyle quickly wrapped her up in a bear hug, pinning her arms at her sides.

Eddie stood over TJ. “Should be more concerned about yourself. You’re in quite the pickle. You’re gonna regret hitting me, Beaumont.”

TJ muttered something, but Eddie couldn’t make it out through the gasping. He crouched down by TJ’s head. “What was that?”

TJ looked up, his face just inches from Eddie’s, so close he could smell the stench of Eddie’s breath. “I said, you should be more concerned with my science project.”

The bushes rustled behind them. Two shiny marbles seemed to be looking out at them. Eddie leaned closer to investigate.

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