Connor Stoll Novels & Stories

After grilling the hamburgers, Connor sits beside me and says in confidence. “Don’t s… say it to the gu… guys, but I’m go… going to do a trea… treatment to stu… stu… stutter.” Connie stares at me looking for some support and I don’t know what to say. Connie, among the Vaugh brothers, is the most handsome, his brown livid eyes, dark hair, tanned, with a strong and masculine Adonis body, that the symbol of Greek beauty would die of envy. I don’t think the fact that he stutter makes him a bad man. In the end I actually think his charming in his half shy clumsy way.

“You’re going to make everyone cry.” “Maybe,” I said, feeling a warm flutter in my chest. Then I heard his voice. Across the parking lot, Connor leaned against his car, backpack slung over one shoulder, smiling like the world belonged to him — or maybe like I belonged to him . “Hey, Sparrow!” he called. Chelsea and Laila stopped in mid-step, eyebrows raised. “Sparrow?” Chelsea whispered. “It’s… a thing,” I muttered, cheeks heating. Connor waved, grinning. “Come on, I’ll give you a ride.”

“Yo, Con,“ I shout before I can get to me. He looks up. The girls clock my expression and make themselves scarce without being asked. I close the distance between us and put my fist across his face before he can finish forming a response. He stumbles back into the wall, hand flying to his jaw. “What the actual—“ “Next time you touch Dawn,“ I say, low and surprisingly calm, “I will make sure you never hold a stick again.“ I watch his expression move from shock to anger to something more calculating as he straightens up and works out what I am actually saying. Connor is going pro. We both know it. He was drafted the same cycle I was, and come the end of this season we will be teammates at Bost

Kate remarked, and Carlos never felt more proud. “Nice way of putting her in her place.” They both turned to find someone who appeared unfamiliar. The man was tall, clean face, with angular jaws, dark hair, and dark eyes. This man was very youthful looking. “Hello Kate, Carlos. It’s been a long time.” When Kate and Carlos looked at each other, puzzled, the man finally announced, “It’s me! Nolan Stoll, for crying out loud!” The couple’s mouth fell to the floor, recalling their old friend, Nolan Stoll. They weren’t close to him, but he became their study friend during their third year in high school. Nolan then left for Washinton after his family moved.