Salvation's Song by Pearl Love

Author:Pearl Love [Love, Pearl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: young adult
ISBN: 978-1-63533-372-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter NINETEEN

JEREMY FIDGETED impatiently as he watched the stream of people entering the main building. He regretted having missed giving Tyrell his cell number the day before so they could talk while he was babysitting, but he was hopeful they could speak before classes started today. He’d made it a point to get to school early and, for once, public transportation had cooperated.

“Good morning, Jeremy.”

Jeremy looked over at the unexpected female voice. “Oh hey, Patricia.”

She smiled in return and continued walking toward the building. Remembering his decision to ask her to the birthday party, Jeremy turned toward her before she could get too far. “Um, Patricia?”

She spun around, her ponytail following the abrupt movement by whipping out in a wide arc. “Yes?”

Jeremy took half a second to rethink his plan before driving ahead. “Apparently one of the girls on the basketball team, uh, Nicole Martin?” He waited until Patricia nodded for him to go on, although there was no recognition in her eyes at the name. “Anyway, she’s having a birthday party in a couple of weeks, and I’m going. Would you, um, like to go with me?” Guilt slammed into him when her face lit with a bright grin, and he almost reconsidered, but she was already speaking.

“Yes! I mean, that’s so sweet of you to ask.”

“Well, you were one of my first friends here at school, so I thought….” Could you be more lame, Michalak? He’d been trying to figure out a way to counter her inevitable assumption that he was asking her out on a date, but he realized he’d done more harm than good when color bloomed in her freckled cheeks.

“I’m glad to hear it,” she replied.

Jeremy smiled weakly, at a loss at how else to respond. “Good. So, uh, I’ll see you later, then.”

“See you!”

Jeremy closed his eyes so as not to have to watch her walk away, her ponytail bouncing happily along with her as she went. So much for that, he thought. He didn’t not like her, he rationalized. He just didn’t like her in the way she so obviously liked him. That emotion was unfortunately reserved for another unlikely prospect. And speak of the devil….

Jeremy straightened from where he’d been leaning against the wall to the side of the main doors when he saw Tyrell. He allowed himself a moment’s indulgence to appreciate Tyrell’s casual, loping walk before forcibly drawing his mind back to the task at hand. He raised a hand in greeting when Tyrell looked in his direction.

“Hey,” Jeremy said once Tyrell was in earshot.

Tyrell met his gaze quickly before looking away. He moved closer to Jeremy, stepping out of the way of the crowd. “What happened yesterday?” he asked.

Jeremy sighed. “Yeah, sorry about that. I had to babysit my niece. Oh, while I’m thinking of it, what’s your cell number?”

“Right. Good idea.” Tyrell waited until Jeremy was ready with his phone, and then rattled off the digits.

“Got it,” Jeremy said once he’d finished entering the number in his contacts. “I’ll send you a text so you’ll have mine.

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