We ditch the PIBs at lunch break to go to the Tip. Sharon walks backwards the whole way, waving her cigarette in my face, yammering about our victory over Chocko. “It’s like a drug, you know? You do something like that once and you want to do it again and again.” “Yeah,” I say, only half listening, because my mind is still bogged on Steve Ryan. I’ve never heard him speak in class—ever—and when he finally does, he says something totally mind-blowing. It’s so … perplexing. Things were a lot easier when I could just write him off as a dumb jock and be done with it. Sharon stops abruptly. I think she’s going to nick me for not listening. But she’s glaring over my shoulder. “Is that Tod?” I don’t even have to check. “Don’t look. You’ll just encourage him.” “Aren’t there laws against this sort of thing? What’s he doing in this neighbourhood?” “Please. I’ve tried to make him stop. He just won’t.” “Maybe he needs an incentive.” She punches her fist into the palm of her hand.
What do You think about Gravity Brings Me Down (2009)?
