บท 31: Chapter 31

“Shit, I ain’t in the mood. It’s just gonna

be a yawn.”

“Come on, dude. We never get enough people to

show up to make a quorum. It shouldn’t take long to get through the

planned business.

“Fuck, this is all I need,” Mason groused as

he followed Jacob down the hall. Amazingly, the few people they

passed didn’t make any comments about Mason’s perceived sexuality.

He figured they were afraid of Jacob, who was a big shot on the

wrestling team. As he walked, he idly wondered why Jacob hadn’t

made reference to that day’s hot item of gossip.

The meeting dragged on, Mason growing more

and more anxious to get away and go see Parker.

“Jeez, some people just like listening to the

sound of their own voices,” Mason said none too quietly to Jacob,

when the student body president had been speaking for over ten

minutes with little sign of winding down.

Jacob snickered. The exchange caused others

to either smile or shoot disapproving glances at the errant