The Line That Binds Series Box Set by J. M. Miller

Author:J. M. Miller [Miller, J. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0155OBZCM
Publisher: J.M. Miller
Published: 2015-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

Ben was already in the cafeteria when I arrived for lunch. He had my chair pulled out with a sandwich and a tea on the table for me.

I plucked out my earbuds. “You didn’t have to buy my food,” I said, trying hard to focus on him and not the headache suffocating my thoughts as it gained intensity. The pains stabbed my mind like a group of daggers during a target practice. I rubbed my temples and Ben frowned. Nodding at Izzy and Spaz and taking my seat, I said, “Hey, guys.”

“Hey,” they both replied.

Ben slid my chair closer to him and rubbed a hand over my knee. “Eat up,” he said. It was a gentle order. He knew the headaches killed my appetite, but he didn’t want me to risk passing out again. He kissed my lips gently while I unwrapped the turkey sandwich.

Izzy smiled and swept her long bangs behind an ear. She set her elbow on the table and propped her hand under her pointy chin. “You guys are too sweet,” she cooed. “Why haven’t you bought me food, Spaz?” She backhanded his arm in jest.

“Because you have a job, and I’m unemployed,” he replied between bites of his meatball sub. His blond hair was spiked today, the strands slicked back like a porcupine instead of upright like a pin cushion.

“Your mom still gives you an allowance for watching your brother and half the time I’m the one watching him,” Izzy said irritably.

“Babe,” he mumbled with a mouthful of food. She rolled her eyes and looked away. He swallowed the food and moved closer beside her to whisper in her ear. She blushed and giggled, which made me look away.

“I wish I had the endurance to swim the two-hundred medley.” I looked over my shoulder at the brunette in the corner of the cafeteria whose voice I’d heard. She was looking at her phone screen with headphones on.

“I wish I was smart enough to understand freaking calculus,” another voice said. It was from a guy at the table in front of ours. He was facing the other direction with his head tipped down. I couldn’t see him, but I knew it was his wish.

Over the last few weeks, the origin of the voices had become easier to trace. It didn’t matter if I was buried in a crowd of people or across an empty hall. I was able to locate the source without much difficulty. The invisible link was clearer.

Ben stared at me and smoothed his hand along my leg beneath the table. “You okay?”

“Yeah,” I lied to keep him from worrying, then glanced past him toward the popular table. They’d look over at our table sometimes, but hadn’t really bothered us since the fight. Actually, even though Emily had come back to work after the suspension, she hadn’t spoken a word to us either. Well, until this morning. A month must’ve been enough time for the embarrassment to wear off. Right after I’d looked at him, I caught the eye of Ryan—the panty raider involved in last month’s fight.

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