Letters From the Ledge by Lynda Meyers

Author:Lynda Meyers [Meyers, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Young Adult, Fiction & Literature, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9780615583822
Google: ChqLqMbtr7wC
Amazon: 0615583822
Goodreads: 13480207
Publisher: Hallway 11
Published: 2011-12-11T01:36:54+00:00

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Brendan woke up the next morning feeling empty and sick. He took one drag off the butt of a joint just to calm the shakes, then went out to the kitchen and poured a cup of coffee from the pot. He took one sip and spit it back into the sink, then rinsed the cup, grabbed a piece of bread from the drawer and picked up the phone. He paced around the living room, flipping it around in his hand a few times before pulling Nate’s card out of his wallet and dialing. It was barely seven, so he figured he’d be leaving a voice mail, which was fine. He didn’t exactly know why he was calling anyway.

It rang three times before Nate picked up. Brendan almost hung up, but caller ID would have identified it as Frank’s number and then there’d be the inevitable explanation.

“Hey, uh–Nate. This is Brendan Evans.” He tried to sound as professional as possible.

If he was shocked by the hour or the identity of the caller, Nate wasn’t letting it show in his voice. “Brendan! Good to hear from you! What’s up?”

“Uh–not much. I was just…just wondering if we could have lunch or something.”

There was a momentary silence but Nate jumped back in quickly. “I’d love to have lunch. But what about school?”

“We have half-days for the rest of this week because of some teacher conferences or something. Does today work for you?”

“Today’s great! When and where?”

Brendan tried to think about what he could possibly eat that would stay in his stomach, but the only thing he could ever come up with on a day like today was a burger. “Ever had a Shack Burger?”

“The Shake Shack? Madison Square Park? Are you kidding? That used to be my hangover food!”

Brendan blinked a couple of times. This was just too weird for words. “Yeah. Well, how about twelve thirty?”

“I have a meeting that probably won’t finish until then. Make it one and you’ve got a deal.”

“Ok, well, I guess I’ll see you at one then.”

“Sounds good. And Brendan?”

“Yeah.”

“I’m glad you called.”

Brendan hung up the phone and finished getting ready for school. He looked through the stack of papers in the folder his mom had left for him and pulled out the birth certificate with his current name on it. School finished at eleven and he could probably drop the passport application off and still make it by one, so he gathered up his photos and pulled a hundred from the drawer before heading out the door.

The school day dragged on and because of the short-day schedule, he didn’t have biology to look forward to. He did see Sarah at her locker but she didn’t see him. She was talking to a tall, blond, football-type goon who was obviously trying to be charming. He started to get angry, but watching Sarah’s face as he talked made it plain that she was just tolerating him. He smiled at the thought, and right when he did, Sarah looked over and caught his eye.

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