Christian by Sebastian Scott

Author:Sebastian Scott [Scott, Sebastian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-730-49444-7
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2010-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

Later, alone in the studio, I turn and turn and turn, but anger fills my head with white noise, and I can’t concentrate. I fall out of alignment and try again.

Then I hear his cocky voice. ‘Looking good, Cheddar.’

‘The school knows you stayed last night. They’re not happy.’

‘I didn’t meant to cause you any grief. How’d they find out?’

‘Don’t worry. I told the cops you were here all night.’

‘Right. Thanks.’

‘So where were you?’

‘I got a call from the Longleys.’ There’s something in his voice when he says that. Not shame. Pride, that they picked him. ‘Just at the last minute. I didn’t even know I–’

‘So it was just luck that I was your alibi?’

‘I swear–’

I interrupt. ‘It was great seeing you and all, but I shoulda known. There’s always an angle.’

‘Don’t be like that Cheds.’

‘The whole reason I’m even here is because of you. “Come and help me out on something. No one’ll get hurt. Easy money.” And now the cops are at my school.’

‘Hey. It’ll be sweet. A couple of months this will all be over.’

‘You don’t know that!’ I say. I’m sick of him treating this as if it’s not serious.

‘Trust me.’

‘Cause that’s really helped me in the past.’

‘So leave! Indonesia’s calling.’ He gazes at me. It’s a challenge.

I hold his gaze. ‘I’m staying.’

I walk back to the mirrors.

He raises his voice. ‘You think they’ll ever let you be one of them? A ballet boy? You can’t change, mate. Nobody can. They won’t let you.’

I turn and turn and turn. And his words turn too, whirling around the room, echoing through me. But I keep turning, and this time I have perfect control of the pirouette. And finally, when I stop, he’s gone.

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