An excerpt from young adult Novel "Chrysalis"
Use to schooling his face to mask, Tom watched with interest as Ashley looked between he and JJ. He could read her facial emotions as though she were speaking loud and clear. Secretly he enjoyed her discomfort. Why am I liking this? Without shuffling, Tom waited patiently for her to come up with something as they stood motionless. The color high in her cheeks brightened her eyes as she opened and closed her mouth reaching for something to say.
JJ seemed to take pity on her. “Were you waiting for us?”
Crossing her arms across her chest, she squared her shoulders, took a breath and seemed to make her mind to what to do next. “Ah, yes. Tommy, actually,” she said swinging her gaze from JJ to him.
“Tom.”
“What?” she look perplexed, her eyes round.
“Just Tom,” he repeated while JJ turned his back and Tom knew without having to see him, his friend rolled his eyes.
“Yeah, well," Ashley stammered. "I was wanting to talk to you about English.”
“English?” Tom decided to play this out, enjoying every moment. I could watch her all day.
“Umm, anyway,” Ashley started afresh. “Counsellor Hinkley said you needed to work on a couple of items. Nothing major. If you want to set a time during lunch or something.”
Tom couldn’t contain his grin. He felt as though he had won an award. “Sure when?”
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Use to schooling his face to mask, Tom watched with interest as Ashley looked between he and JJ. He could read her facial emotions as though she were speaking loud and clear. Secretly he enjoyed her discomfort. Why am I liking this? Without shuffling, Tom waited patiently for her to come up with something as they stood motionless. The color high in her cheeks brightened her eyes as she opened and closed her mouth reaching for something to say.
JJ seemed to take pity on her. “Were you waiting for us?”
Crossing her arms across her chest, she squared her shoulders, took a breath and seemed to make her mind to what to do next. “Ah, yes. Tommy, actually,” she said swinging her gaze from JJ to him.
“Tom.”
“What?” she look perplexed, her eyes round.
“Just Tom,” he repeated while JJ turned his back and Tom knew without having to see him, his friend rolled his eyes.
“Yeah, well," Ashley stammered. "I was wanting to talk to you about English.”
“English?” Tom decided to play this out, enjoying every moment. I could watch her all day.
“Umm, anyway,” Ashley started afresh. “Counsellor Hinkley said you needed to work on a couple of items. Nothing major. If you want to set a time during lunch or something.”
Tom couldn’t contain his grin. He felt as though he had won an award. “Sure when?”
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