Pieces of Us by Jackson A. L

Author:Jackson, A. L. [Jackson, A. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Suspense, Crime
ISBN: 9781946420299
Amazon: B07R1RGCRR
Goodreads: 58515623
Publisher: A.L. Jackson Books Inc.
Published: 2019-04-17T07:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Frankie Leigh

Eight Years Old

Jeers echoed through the air, rolling over the field at the back of the school.

“Haha . . . that’s right, run away, you freak.”

“Run off and cry, you pussy!”

“He’s such a pussy, he’s probably really a girl.”

Frankie stood at the edge of the sidewalk that led to the trail where they normally met to walk home. Evan wasn’t in their meeting spot. He was in middle school now, sixth grade, and he always waited for her right there.

Not today.

Her stomach twisted with that nasty sickness that made her feel like she was going to throw up, a pool of black dread, and her eyes immediately searched, terrified these boys were talking about Evan.

That dread nearly spilled all the way out when she saw he was already all the way down by the fence, walking faster than normal, like he wanted to run but wanted to pretend like he didn’t care about anything at the same time.

His backpack bounced fitfully with each of his hard steps while the ugly words were spewed at his back.

She was happy Evan couldn’t hear what they were saying, but she was bettin’ that he’d heard plenty enough when he’d been looking at their gross faces. She bet all these stupid jerks had said all kinds of things that made her want to rip them to shreds.

This feeling crawled over her body. Like she couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see and the only thing she wanted was to make them cry when they kept shouting horrible things at her best friend.

They were huddled in a circle over by the swings. She was already moving that way. “Shut up, you stupid buttholes!” she yelled.

Brent swiveled around to face her. He was the meanest of the mean. Her daddy told her to stay far, far away from him, but she didn’t care. She was going to teach him a lesson once and for all.

“Awww . . . look . . . the poor freak needs a little girl to stick up for him. Talk about pathetic,” he taunted, cracking up with laughter when he did.

Without giving it a thought, she shrugged out of her backpack, letting it thud to the ground behind her as she started to race their direction. A roar came up her throat like thunder rolling through the air. “You stupid bullies.”

“Ha . . . look at her . . . freaks actually do stick together. Check this weirdo out. Thinks she’s tough.” He gestured at her like he thought it was funny.

Frankie wasn’t laughing.

She didn’t slow. She attacked. Jumped on him, scratching and clawing and kicking as best as she could.

In less than a second, he’d shoved her off, and she stumbled back, landing on her butt on the hard winter ground.

“What the hell?” he spat. “Are you crazy?”

Jumping up before he expected her to, she grabbed his arm and bit down hard. Until she could tell she was breaking the flesh of his wrist and making him bleed, the taste of a penny filling her mouth.

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