The next half hour passed slowly for Mason.
He was barely aware of the crowd dispersing around him. As he
continued to sit there, his mind tried to figure out what the hell
was happening. Why had Parker gone out of his way the past few days
to befriend him? He’d long since abandoned the idea that Parker was
going to pulverize him. He tried not to view the invitation to get
something to eat as more than it was. Parker just wanted to eat
with him, maybe pay him back for the past few lunchtimes. The warm,
tingly feeling that ran through his veins at the thought of
spending time with Central High’s best looking athlete went a long
way in banishing the chill that had seemed to settle over the now
empty bleachers.
There was a fair amount of activity around
the exit to the locker roo
