The Last Dance by Kiki Hamilton

Author:Kiki Hamilton [Hamilton, Kiki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1479391786
Amazon: B00BNMEX2U
Publisher: Fair Wind Books
Published: 2013-03-01T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Kellen

On one hand, Ollie’s news was a shock. On the other hand, it wasn’t a surprise at all. Ollie and Jazzy had been doin’ it for over two years now. I would’ve thought they’d got the contraception thing figured out, but Ollie said he never thought one time without protection would make any difference. One freakin’ time.

I really felt for the guy. For the first time in a long time, I felt sorry for someone besides myself. With my TBI I’d stood on the cliffs of hell and watched my football career disappear in the fiery abyss. But at least for me, there was a chance I could recover. Even if my arm and leg didn’t get any better, I could still go to college, party, travel the world—whatever.

For Ollie—the dude just did a swan dive into the flames. Pretty hard to do anything but work your ass off for the rest of your life with a wife and kid to support. Assuming he got married and Jazzy had the baby. He hadn’t really said what their plans were. And how far would he get without a college degree? Plus, he was a gifted football player. It had been his dream to play college ball as much as it’d been mine.

I thought a lot about Ollie and life over the four day weekend. About what I wanted to achieve, about what was important to me. And who I wanted to be.

“SO, HOW ABOUT IT?” I asked Ivy as we left first period. “You didn’t answer my text. Want to go get coffee after school? The Java Hut has these new mini donuts with chocolate sprinkles that are killer.” Ivy walked slowly enough so my limp was hardly noticeable. I realized for the first time that she did it on purpose, though she’d probably never admit it. She was so tiny she barely reached my shoulder. I had a strange urge to put my arm around her and help her navigate the crowded hallway. Not that she needed my help. “Plus, we could work on that science project.”

She didn’t look at me. Instead she held her books to her chest and stared straight ahead. “That sounds fun, but Mira always gives me a ride home after school.”

I thought about that for a minute. “Great! Maybe Mira could come too?” I had to pause and turn sideways to fit my shoulders through the crush of kids. I got caught in the flow as Ivy kept moving forward, forcing me to hop-skip to catch up. I laughed. “Especially since she’s the only one with a car. I still haven’t got the okay to drive.”

Ivy turned and looked up at me, her face perfectly blank. Her black eyes were shadowed by silver-grey makeup. Her lips were the color of crushed cranberries against her tan skin. She was fragile and perfect. The thought of kissing her flitted through my head again. I grinned. God – what a scene that would cause.

Ivy raised her eyebrows.

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