The Academie by Amy Joy

Author:Amy Joy [Joy, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Love & Romance, Romance, scifi, Mystery, Relationships, school, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, prison, Family, love story, Speculative Fiction, Science Fiction, high school, literary fiction, teen violence, Dystopian, speculative, ya lit, teen lit, young adult literature, strict school, school hell, school sucks
ISBN: 9781463692827
Google: waHTXwAACAAJ
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2011-07-12T04:00:00+00:00

22. dodge ball

“Hey, I’m sorry about your friend.” Tina said as we got ready for bed. It took me off guard. She hadn’t said anything to me since our last failed attempt at conversation.

“Thanks.”

“For the record, I think it’s wrong for them to tell you how to pray.”

“It’s not voodoo.”

“Well, I don’t know what it is, but they give us enough restrictions. Soon they’ll be restricting what we think too.”

We were silent for a while before she added, “I’m sure it’s not your fault, you know.”

“Huh?”

“I know you’re worried it is. You were talking in your sleep again.”

“Oh.”

She smiled. “You mention Bryan a lot too. He your man?”

I appreciated the change of subject. “Was.”

“Mine’s on the outside too. He says he’ll wait for me, but I ain’t countin’ on it.”

“Yeah. I’m trying not to.”

“But he’s fine?”

“Oh yeah,” I smiled. “Very fine.”

There was a pause. “Do I—do I keep you awake, talking at night?”

“No, usually I’m awake anyway.”

“Well, if I ever do, just tell me to shut up.”

She smiled. “You bet.”

It was a nice surprise to talk to Tina without the animosity that had been there before. I felt calmer as I went to sleep that night than I had in days.

“Do you want to join my friends and me for breakfast?” I asked her the next morning. “I usually sit with Stevie—from class, and a few other people.

“Sure. Why not?”

I was surprised at her answer. I wanted to invite her, but somehow, I really didn’t expect her to take me up on it.

We headed down to breakfast and found our table empty. “Guess we beat them here,” I said.

Stevie joined us first, followed by Ruby and Robert.

“Why hello,” Robert said in his suave way.

Tina blushed. Robert had that affect on women.

“So, another Saturday. What do you think they have in store for us this week?” he asked.

I sighed. “Not more mixers and sports, I hope.”

“Hey, that was fun last week,” Stevie said. She smiled, but I watched the smile fade and I knew she was remembering how that weekend ended.

“How much can they find for us to do here?” Ruby asked.

I rolled my eyes. “Seriously.”

Tina was quiet through most of the meal, but she seemed to enjoy the company. I caught her more than once looking in Robert’s direction. I hadn’t even considered it before I invited her—they seemed so different—him so fussy and intellectual and her to so casual and no-nonsense—but you never know. I saw him catch her eye at one point and smile. Sure he flirts with all the girls, but I never saw him act quite like that before.

The morning activity turned out to be schoolyard games—kickball, dodge ball, and several groups of four square. This was more my kind of thing. I caught sight of Matt headed for the dodge ball court and a sudden urge to chuck balls came over me.

I sized him up in the circle. Then I got a ball and wailed it at him. Normally, I wasn’t that good of shot. But Fratelli’d been working us hard in Basic Fitness.

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