CHILDREN OF GODS
under his breath.
James flicked a crooked smile at Joey. “C’mon, let’s get to class.” Losing himself in music once again, he escorted Joey to his first class, then hurried to his locker to drop off his extra books. As he was wrapping up his earphones to stow them away, he heard gruff laughter from behind as someone slammed into him. The jolt caused him to lose his grip on the iPod and when it reached the floor, he heard a gut-wrenching crack. Teeth clenched and heart pounding, James spun on the spot and found himself staring into the eyes of Marc Pena, a big, burly varsity football player.