Wyatt (The Son Series Book 2) by Leanne Davis

Author:Leanne Davis [Davis, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

~Wyatt~

I don’t expect Jacey to respond to my suggestion she could go to college someday as quickly as she does. From that one weekend visit to my university, she has decided to change her entire life. Her text comes just as I’m just finishing up classes and changing for practice. My heart twists. She’s so sweet and real and forward and honest. I like all of that about her. I think she’s more honest and braver than I am. She’s scared and of course, she asks for help. But she’s always willing to try it by herself. She steps right into the unknown, out of her comfort zone and admits what she doesn’t know. That takes courage.

Not like me. I have the world at my feet, always willing to help me succeed and honoring me when I do. And I don’t even call out fucking racist assholes? Jacey is attempting to undo a lifetime of neglect and limited prospects and having no one believe in her. After only a few weeks of people supporting her, she’s already searching for more, reaching out for it.

There’s a hell of a lot I respect in her.

I show up at home after practice. I don’t have any extra time to spare but I am compelled by Jacey and the earnest way in which she attempts to be part of Silver Springs and welcomes anything new into her life. I can’t turn my back on her when she’s reaching out to me. When I show up, she smiles wider than I’ve ever seen her. I set my laptop up, and we start scrolling down the community college website. She is overwhelmed by the meticulous information. It seems so easy for me since it’s stuff I already know. I have to remember that this might as well be a foreign language to her. It’s no harder than balancing a checkbook to me, as I’ve navigated my way through applications for colleges since I was a junior in high school.

I click on the link to apply for enrollment. She appears startled as she sets a hand on my wrist. “What are you doing?”

“Applying.” I press the key, raising my eyebrows, my tone of voice calm and logical. “Right?”

“I can’t just apply now. Not yet. Not today.” Panic tinges her tone, and her eyes grow big as saucers.

“Yeah, you can. Here, now, today. You’re over eighteen, you have a high school diploma, and you meet all the criteria required to apply. You told me you wanted to. The deadline for winter quarter is only a short distance off, so why not beat it by getting your application in now?”

“I—I can’t. I just can’t do that.”

I set my hand over hers, and she claws my forearm. I try to pry her nails away from digging into my flesh. “So you just wanted me to bring the website up for you?” I’m challenging her, and I can tell she’s annoyed.

“No. I just wanted you to help me figure out what I need to do.

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