Shattered - the Secret Life of Trystan Scott #4 by H. M. Ward

Author:H. M. Ward [Ward, H. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00BS0CCCA
Publisher: Laree Bailey Press
Published: 2013-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

~TRYSTAN~

Seth doesn’t drop it. As soon as Mari disappears from sight he hisses, “I thought you were over her?”

Trystan keeps that distant look in his eye. He never tells Seth much of anything. The guy panics. He wants Trystan’s life to make sense to him, but it doesn’t. Hell, it doesn’t even make sense to Trystan. How is he supposed to explain anything to the guy?

“Maybe I’m just friends with her,” Trystan says, “and maybe I don’t want to rehash this whole thing with you tonight. Do me a favor, okay? If you still can’t stand her on Monday, tell me and we can discuss it then.” Trystan says, pushing his hair out of his eyes. “From the way your acting, it seems like you liked Brie better.”

Seth’s eyes get a little too big for his head. “You’re into her, too? Damn man.” He grins. “You think you can get ‘em both at once?”

Trystan’s fingers flinch. Instead of slugging his friend, he smiles and nods. Trystan says things he doesn’t mean, wishing for things he doesn’t want. Mari and Brie. As if that was something to hope for. Trystan shakes off the skeeved layer sticking to his skin and changes the subject. “I heard you were talking about enlisting?”

Trystan couldn’t believe it. When they were in lab, he heard a teacher mentioning Seth’s lack of teacher recommendation forms. The teacher from across the hall said Seth was enlisting. It was weird to find out that way.

Seth doesn’t look a Trystan. Instead, he nods and says, “Yeah, I mean, it’s not like I’m a nerd and can get into a good college. Besides, I haven’t got cash for that kind of shit.”

“I know what you mean.” Trystan and Seth weave their way through the school as they talk, and then exit the front of the building. The air is crisp, like it might snow. There are about two hours until he has to be at Mari’s house. Two hours to kill with Seth. He breathes in deeply and runs his fingers through his hair. “I was going to enlist, but I don’t know anymore…”

Seth gives him a look. “Dude, you’re seriously going to let me enlist by myself? Why do you think I went to the recruiter?”

Trystan gives his friend an awkward smile, “Thanks, but there is no way you should enlist to hang out with me. I’m headed nowhere too fast.”

Seth laughs, “Well, it’s better to have company along the way. I mean, who else is going to be your wing man when they send you to China or some shit?”

“I don’t think we have troops in China.” Trystan glances at Seth and tries not to smile. The guy is about to sign on the dotted line and has no idea about anything, which sounds about right for Seth. “Besides, I might not enlist anyway. I’ve been thinking about doing something else.”

“Like…?” Seth asks, knowing as well as Trystan does that there aren’t many options. Neither of them is exceptionally anything.

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