The Future of Us by Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
Author:Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Published: 2010-12-31T16:00:00+00:00
35
Josh
Tyson and Kellan are already at the lunch tree. I try not to read into this, but they hardly ever arrive before me. It’s been even longer since they got here first together.
“Hey, guys,” I say.
Kellan drops a ketchup-soaked french fry into her mouth.
“How’s it going?” I ask, removing my first peanut butter and jelly sandwich from my bag.
Tyson smiles at me. “Groovy.”
The only time Tyson says “groovy” is when he’s feeling abnormally awesome, like when he nails a kickflip on his skateboard. But I still refuse to read into this. If Tyson and Kellan are getting back together, they’ll tell me when they want me to know. But when Emma shows up, they’d better be more subtle or she’ll flip.
“Well, that’s groovy,” I say, laughing as I bite into my sandwich.
According to Emma, Kellan fell way too hard for Tyson, which is why the breakup nearly wrecked her. I think that’s just Kellan’s personality, but Emma warned her to be more careful about love from then on.
Kellan drags another fry through the ketchup. “Anyone want to hear some gossip?”
“Sure,” Tyson says. “But you need to eat more than just fries.” He removes the top piece of bread from his sandwich, peels off a slice of ham, and offers it to Kellan. “Here, have some of my meat.”
Still not reading into this.
“I haven’t seen Emma to confirm this,” Kellan says, folding the ham in half before putting it in her mouth, “but apparently, in band this morning, she dumped Graham.”
What? Why didn’t I hear about this?
Tyson takes a huge bite of his sandwich. “Good for her,” he says while chewing. “That guy’s smarmy. Did you see how he shaved his head?”
“‘Smarmy’?” Kellan swats his arm. “Where are you coming up with these words?”
This morning, when Emma and I were talking about relationships, she never said she was going to dump Graham today. If she did this because of something she saw on Facebook, there’s no telling what ripples she just caused. We’re supposed to talk to each other about this stuff!
“I don’t know if this is true,” Tyson says, “but some people think Graham and those other guys shaving their heads together was some sort of gay pact. Did you hear about that, Josh?”
A lump of bread catches in my throat. Why does he think I’d know about a gay pact? My eyes begin to water, and Kellan shoves her Sprite at me. Have people known my brother was gay but never told me about it? While I start coughing and gagging, Tyson laughs so hard he puts his hand against the ground for support.
“Are you okay?” Kellan asks, leaning close to me. “Nod your head if you need me to give you the Heimlich.”
I wipe the tears from my eyes. “I’m fine.”
Kellan glares at Tyson. “That is the stupidest thing you’ve said all day. What on earth does shaving your head have to do with being gay? Are you gay because you and Greg tried to light your farts on fire?”
“You remember that?” Tyson cracks up.
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