Shadows of Silverlake

he said,

’s out, it’s quite humorous that your name is Ken, and yet

zzy curls that were chestnut brown. This added with his cleft chin, pale skin and grey

ke it as a compliment’ I said with

to how to react to that, an

me with all sheepish confusion ‘ I said, in hopes

ore as a question than a

e ‘, I said, ta

you changed schools because of a terrible past record? ‘

eat. It was a crazy night. My parents thought the next best line of action would be a change of school a

w friends, angst, …touché’, I said taking in his lunch of c

like to talk about it much, plus it’s more co

interesting than you appear’,

does ‘ ,

or senior?

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wars

I said with a brush o

hoking on the chocolate milk that w

ntial ‘ , I repeated, wit

n with Star wars is healthy or otherwise, neither are we going to go intona

llowed his prepared comeback,

hat you can handle yo

ol bullies, I can hold my own’

, part exotic look, coupled with his

e I can handle a couple of school bullies?’ ,

about how that might have come off

e Muzzlers will have someone who can

aid before

zzlers?’ , he said look

ee. They’re just our de

stayed that way for the rest of the lunch period, us eating in silence and me occasionally checking

e Ken sitting at my table as I left; it seemed like someone was eager to get in the bad books of the princi

I’m guessing it'll be the fifth one for the afternoon she’s on, because Miss Camille is one of those librarians, or would I say people, who cannot seem to function with a full cup of coffee i

al shelter. Don’t swoon, okay, I only work a few shifts at the counter that only last for a few hours. I don’t really know my way around a

he book is about historical myths and urban legends. I look up and I realise that I’m in the mystery novel section, but the book in my hand doesn’t look like a novel, in fact it looks more like a textbook. Maybe, s

return it back. Camille is on the phone when I get to her front desk to check