Breaking Free: A Living Again Novella by L.L. Collins

Author:L.L. Collins [Collins, L.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contempoaray
Publisher: L.L. Collins
Published: 2014-10-03T04:00:00+00:00

Greer blinked his eyes open, feeling pain shoot through his body as he woke up. He had known before he even opened his eyes that he wasn’t at home. It didn’t smell like home here, and the bed was too crunchy. Everything hurt. He wracked his brain trying to think about what had landed him here. Had he been in a car accident? What was the last thing he remembered doing?

Alexis’ face flashed in front of his eyes, and it all came flooding back to him. He had been at the game with her family. They had been so nice. His favorite was Dalen, who joked with him and talked to him the whole time. Greer had even understood some of his jokes and thought maybe he would try telling jokes sometime.

He had wanted a drink, the noise and the crowd starting to put him on edge. Greer had wanted badly to stay and see her, and he had hoped she would make it over by them so he could see that beautiful smile looking up at him. He had spotted her flipping and twisting across the field earlier, her blonde hair bouncing in its high ponytail. Watching her, he had remembered what it felt like to kiss her, and he wanted that again. And again and again.

He had almost been to the concession stand when that guy, Luke that liked Alexis, had stepped in front of him. Greer recognized him, but moved to step out of his way so he could walk past. That was when Luke had also followed his steps, forcing him to stop.

“Greer,” he had said. Greer hadn’t been able to understand the look in his eyes. After a while he got better at reading people that he knew and their facial expressions. For example, now he knew what it looked like when Alexis was nervous, happy, or sad. But as he looked Luke in the eyes, he had no idea what he wanted with him.

Greer had blinked up at him, not knowing what to say to the guy. He didn’t think he had ever said two words to him, and the only reason he knew who he was at all was because Alexis had waved hello to him one day when they were walking to lab and had told him she had been out with him a few times as friends.

“Want to get a beer? Come on, I have a great place we can go.”

Greer had looked back at the concession stand he had been right in front of, then back at Luke. Why did he want him to go somewhere else when he was right here? He hated beer, anyway. It tasted nasty and made people stupid. All he wanted was a Coke.

“This one’s too crowded,” Luke had explained. “Come on. This will be quicker and you can get back to the game. You’re here to see Lex, right?”

He hated when people called her that. Greer understood when she told him that nicknames weren’t always bad, but her name was so beautiful.

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