Sacrificed (Little Boy Lost) by Barnaby J.P

Author:Barnaby, J.P. [Barnaby, J.P.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2013-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

“LINDA, he said that we were supposed to read those sonnets for the next class. We can’t go out tonight,” Kate said with a laugh as we sat around a table in the school’s cafeteria eating lunch. With my classes over, I had a lot of open time until my dad picked me up after he got off work. Originally, I had planned to use that time to read or work on homework. It never occurred to me that I would meet people who wanted to hang out with me on my very first day. It made the experience much easier to deal with. I wasn’t the junkie. I wasn’t the porn star. I wasn’t the freak. I could just be Jamie and that was okay.

“I read those in high school. They haven’t changed,” Linda replied as she rolled her eyes. Reaching up, she adjusted the high ponytail of blonde curls on top of her head. “Besides, how are Shakespearean sonnets going to help me get an internship with Vogue? They aren’t. Going out, being seen, following the trends—that’s how I’m going to write for them.” Though I normally wouldn’t advocate skipping assignments or class, I had to admit that her logic sounded solid.

“Fine, but I’m not staying out late. The last time you dragged me to that club, we were out until almost noon the next day,” Kate replied. It didn’t take her long to relent, so either she wanted to go out in the first place, or she had a problem saying no to her friends. I suspected it to be a bit of both.

“What about you, Jamie? You want to go out with us tonight?” Linda asked as she speared another forkful of salad. She turned in her chair and propped one foot up on the seat next to her. “It’s just a club where we can dance and maybe drink a little.”

“I can’t,” I said automatically. “I have plans tonight, but thanks.” Of course I didn’t, but with the seizures, I didn’t want to go out with a group of people I didn’t know. If I were going to test going out dancing, it would be with Em, Alex, and Mike, because I knew that if something happened, they would take care of me until I could care for myself. The same level of trust just wasn’t there with my new school friends, no matter how nice they seemed.

“Okay, cool, maybe some other time,” she said with a shrug and started talking to Kate about a movie they’d seen together over the weekend. I noticed that Kate’s boyfriend, Greg, was absent from the lunch gathering, and I wondered if he had another class.

“Hey, where’s Greg? Is he in class?” I asked, more because I was curious than because I actually cared. Hanging out with them was nice in a superficial way, but I didn’t see us becoming the best of friends.

“Oh, he’s at practice. They have an intramural wrestling team. Greg went to state last year so they’re lucky to get him,” she answered and beamed around her straw.

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