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Chapter 7: STEAM AND STATIC
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GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY CHAPTER 90: THE FIRST MOVE
THE FIRST MOVEThe next day, Aaron Thompson woke up sure he had won. He stood in front of the mirror in his bedroom, adjusting the collar of his shirt and humming. After two days, he finally wasn't woken up by a knock on the door, a cruiser parked outside, detectives asking questions, handcuffs threatening. He was left alone. In silence.Aaron smiled at his reflection. "This is what money buys." He buttoned his sleeves and went to put on a watch.The door opened behind him. Blake walked in. "Are you going somewhere?"Aaron looked at him through the mirror. "Yes.""Where?""Outside."Blake frowned. "That's not an answer."Aaron turned around. "Since when have you the right to demand answers?"Blake did not reply. He simply watched his brother. There was something new in his posture. Not physical – the expensive clothes, the cocky attitude, the cold eyes were still the same. But Blake had grown accustomed to Aaron well enough to recognize nervousness in him."Are you sure everything is
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY CHAPTER 89: THE MEN WHO CAN'T BE BOUGHT
CHAPTER 89: THE MEN WHO CAN'T BE BOUGHTThe last thing Commissioner Daniel Hawthorne hated about his job was wasting his time. He hated the bureaucracy, he hated politics, and most of all he hated corrupt cops.The door to his office flew open with enough force to jolt his certificates from the walls. Hawthorne strode inside with an impressive case file under one arm and some papers crushed into a ball in the other hand. His secretary looked up."Sir?""Not now."She knew better than to try to talk sense as he strode into his office and slammed the door behind him. It slammed and then quieted as Hawthorne dropped the case file down on the desk and watched it slide across the surface to crash against his nameplate–COMMISSIONER DANIEL HAWTHORNE.Standing with both palms flat on the edge of the desk, he stared at the crime scene photographs laid out in front of him. Pictures of a dead pharmacist. A second corpse outside. Bullet casings. Blood stains. Then the surveillance shot–Aaron Thom
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY CHAPTER 88: TRUTHS DON'T STAY BURIED
CHAPTER 88TRUTHS DON'T STAY BURIEDStudents rushed out of the classroom in an excited wave. Chairs screeched along the floor as they spilled into the hall, chatting loudly about homework.Tom leaped out of his seat almost instantly."Dude!" He grabbed hold of Ethan's shoulder even before he could get to his feet. "Explain everything."Ethan sighed. "I already did.""No." Tom crossed his arms over his chest. "You gave me the speedrun version." His voice dropped low. "Now I want the director's cut."Ethan snickered despite himself. "You truly can't take a hint.""Nope." Tom threw an arm around his shoulders. "And you're getting lunch.""I don't even have any money.""Then I'm getting emotional support from you.""...That's not how that works.""Today it does."They walked out of the classroom. More students flowed around them, most ignoring Ethan but a few giving him looks, some whispering. He tried to ignore that as well."...You think people know?" Ethan asked in a whisper.Tom looke
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY chapter 95
PRACTICEBy the time the football team took the field, the bleachers were already filled with girls. They formed tight groups at the bottom with their phones in hands, giggling every time one of the players ran past them to take a drink of water.Dylan sat a little higher up, a few rows behind, with Lucas sitting next to him. He held a textbook over his lap, one he clearly wasn't going to read.He was just wasting time. That was the lie he told himself. He had been telling himself a lot of lies lately.Every few seconds, his eyes drifted back to the same place on the field–to the tall, broad-shouldered guy doing drills close to the center. Dylan caught himself looking at Logan and looked away immediately, only to do the same three seconds later."Okay." Lucas snapped his own book shut. "What happened back there?""What?" Dylan asked absentmindedly. "In class." Lucas cocked his head to one side, studying him. "My brother asking to partner with you. That's–Dylan, that's never happened.
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY CHAPTER 94: THE GOSSIP
THE GOSSIPThe first thing Ethan noticed when he crossed through the school gates was that everybody was looking at him. Well, not openly–or most of them anyway. Staring was what people did when they thought they could get away with pretending they weren't staring at you. A few girls who gathered next to the entrance lowered their heads the second Ethan approached. Two boys near the bike racks exchanged a glance, whispered something to each other and quickly diverted their looks when Ethan caught them.Usually the morning rush of students towards classrooms, a few of them waiting by the cafeteria with their backpacks hanging over one shoulder and another group rushing to classes – everything seemed to be happening in a usual manner. But in addition to the usual chaos, there were whispers in the air everywhere.Ethan put on his glasses and went on.Blake walked by his side, his hands deep inside his hoodie pockets. He had hardly said anything to Ethan since the morning, after they left
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY CHAPTER 93: THE TRUTH ABOUT LAST NIGHT
THE TRUTH ABOUT LAST NIGHTThe waiting was even worse than Ethan expected. He was sitting on the edge of Blake's bed with his hands clasped together, looking at the floor, as the same images flashed in his mind over and over – the old man, the gun, the flash, the body falling down. He gulped.Across the room, Blake was standing by the window looking outside, while Gina was sitting in the desk chair with her hands crossed over each other. Nobody spoke much since arriving at the Thompson house; everyone was waiting for someone to say something first.Finally, Gina sighed. "So they're just releasing them?"Blake turned around. "It seems.""That makes no sense.""It doesn't to me either."Gina looked at Ethan. "And what did the police tell you?"Ethan shook his head. "Nothing much. Just that the investigation is still ongoing.""Then why release them?""I don't know."Gina frowned. "Did they say anything about the footage?"Ethan hesitated. "No." Well, it wasn't exactly a lie – the police
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY Chapter 6: THE HOUSE DOWN THE STREET 2
THE HOUSE DOWN THE STREET 2The name hit Ethan like a brick and he found himself choking on his own breath. His head snapped up instantly to Tom standing a few feet away. “…Huh?” was all that slipped past his lips as his eyes widened. Tom just shrugged again like it was nothing. "He met me after
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY Chapter 5: THE HOUSE DOWN THE STREET 1
THE HOUSE DOWN THE STREETThe glass door slid shut behind Ethan as he stepped into Tom's lawn. Thin sprinklers scattered lazily across the grass sent arcs of water glistening in the late afternoon sunlight, and the air held a faint smell of wet grass and mud. Somewhere over one of the fences, a dog
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY Chapter 4: LEFTOVERS
LEFTOVERSThe class buzzed with almost instantly. The moment Dr. Keller said they should pick their partners, the sound of chairs scraping across the floor echoed across the room as students began turning toward “Calm down," Dr. Keller shouted over the noise, slamming his palm against the desk. “G
GOLDEN BOY, BAD BOY Chapter 3: THE TASTE OF REGRET
THE TASTE OF REGRETThe house carried the strong smell of beer–one that Ethan knew too well. It mixed with the faint scent of cigarette smoke clinging to the couch cushions and curtains, welcoming him as he opened the door. Coughing, he pushed through the ash cloud as he prayed his brother was alr
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