THOMAS PEARSON
(DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE READ ALL THE
BOOKS OR DONT CARE FOR RUINING THE SERIES)
I do not own any Kate Brian or Private and this is all fiction. All names/historical marks are coincidental. My grammar and spelling also sucks. So sorry.
Chapter One: A Fresh Start
Sometimes you think you know a person from the second you meet them. You can tell by the way they stand, the way they talk, the way they shake your hand. I thought Ariana Osgood was one of the people. You could tell by her wispy blonde hair, her thin shoulders, her icy blue eyes, that she was different. I didn't think she'd be this kind of different. Eli told me what he saw her do to Sergei, and she told me what she did to Melissa. So what if Melissa wasn't over me yet (what girl would be?), she didn't deserve to die like that. That's why even though I promised her that we would be together this year, no more lies, I couldn't do that. I was already in enough shit, I didn't need to be deeper. So as I sat in my dad's car, with him rambling about how I need to step it up if I want to graduate, I was promising myself that I would not get caught up in her controlling ways, her lies, or her life.
As we reached Ketlar, I saw Josh waiting for me like he promised. I tuned into the last bit of my dads ramble.
"... and that's why I don't want you failing any more classes. Are you even LISTENING to me Thomas! Blake was lucky enough to get accepted at Columbia University and I want you to get in a good school to. Now go I have work to do and places to be." I swung open the door and jogged to the back of the car. I grabbed my bags and quickly closed the trunk. After a quick "bye" to my dad I ran over to Josh Hollis.
"So man, are you finally going to give up dealing or you still going with it? You know, it's your senior year. Don't you want to start fresh?" Josh asked while I fixed the creases on my bed. I sighed; he'd been trying to get me to quit being a drug dealer for a while. But that's like telling him to stop taking his mood pills, impossible. It's a part of me now. Anyways, as long as Rick supplies to me on time, everything's good.
"I don't see myself quittin' any time soon if that's what you're asking" I smiled and laughed.
Josh rolled his eyes and went back to putting his things away. My cell phone went off and I pulled it out of my right pocket. This is the cell phone my parents paid for. The number I give to friends. The other one I give to people if they need to get a hold of "supplies". I pay for that one; I don't need my parents knowing what I'm up to.
I looked at the Caller ID. Gage Coolidge. Another friend of mine. I flipped it open. "Pearson."
"Hey. Welcome back! Is Josh there yet?"
I look over at Josh.
"Yup. He's here. Why what's up?"
I could hear Dash McCafferty's laugh in the back round. "Dash and I are setting up a football game by the quad. You guys in?"
I looked over to Josh and mouthed football game. He nodded back eagerly. I smiled. "We're in."
