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“I whispered, “No trophy today,” and hoped he hadn’t heard. The pride of a boy who’d spent most of his school life bullying others had taken a battering, and I didn’t want to see.
Instead, I focused on ripples in the water, each one widening in delicate rings.
“J?” said Billy, his voice uncertain. “You hear me?”
I kept my gaze fixed on the ripples.
“Yeah, Billy. Course I hear you, but I need to… I think it’s… There’s something… Look, I just can’t tell you.”
“It’s okay, J. But soz, yeah?”
I couldn’t believe my ears, and instinct made me look.
Billy was gone.”
― Being Jason Redloh
Instead, I focused on ripples in the water, each one widening in delicate rings.
“J?” said Billy, his voice uncertain. “You hear me?”
I kept my gaze fixed on the ripples.
“Yeah, Billy. Course I hear you, but I need to… I think it’s… There’s something… Look, I just can’t tell you.”
“It’s okay, J. But soz, yeah?”
I couldn’t believe my ears, and instinct made me look.
Billy was gone.”
― Being Jason Redloh
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