Flying in Shadows (The Black Creek Series, Book 2)

Flying in Shadows

The Black Creek Series

Book Two

by

R.T. Wolfe

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Chapter 1

As soon as he heard the chorus of
fight, fight, fight
, Andy knew Rose would likely be in the middle of it. Since she was in the grade below
him, her class was kept on the blacktop while his was on the adjacent field. Bolting
through damp grass, he maneuvered through the sweaty ring of tightly fit bodies to
just under the basketball hoops. It was that damned Devon and his wanna-be gang. Three
boys surrounded one small, skinny girl. Stupid boys, Andy thought with a half-grin.

One of the boys was already bent over, holding his bloody nose. Rose was lightning
quick and spun into one of her side-kick things, planting her heel right into the
jewels of kid number two. Ouch, that had to hurt. Andy preferred more traditional
methods.

The recess supervisors noisily made their way through the mass of students. He knew
Rose wouldn't make it to boy number three in time. He grabbed the little prick's arm
just before his fist connected with her head. Devon grimaced in pain. What a wimp.
They always were, as he and Rose knew all too well. Andy recognized the drop in Devon's
other shoulder as the wanna-be geared up for the next sucker punch. Using his traditional
methods, Andy landed a quick jab to just under Devon's ribs. The kid gasped for air.

Andy turned to Rose. He could see pieces from the wild mass of her strawberry blond
hair that were stuck to her sweaty neck. She turned on him and his gaze met the ice
blue of her eyes. Together, they held years of secrets between them. His smile dropped
as he recognized the look on her face.

"What are you doing?" she growled as they stood among the chaos. He would be in twice
the trouble if he was caught fighting at school. His aunt taught first grade there.
She'd been
his
first-grade teacher when he started at Bloom Elementary. In the few seconds their
eyes were locked, they held an entire conversation without speaking a word.

Damn it. If Rose would just give him the green light to get her out of this mess...
he had a knack for talking his way out of trouble. He always did. Instead he strode,
dejected, past Rose and casually ran a hand through the side of his wavy hair. He
slid it down into his pocket before disappearing back into the crowd.

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