Decay by J. F. Jenkins Read Free Book Online

I think that is why JD hasn't shown any powers yet. He has them. Everyone does.”
    â€œHe's just not ready,” Orlando said quietly. He couldn't help but wonder if JD had powers and the group just didn't understand how they manifested. The guy was lucky, even more so than anyone else, and he had this way of getting what he wanted just by believing it was possible. Orlando noticed it at least. Either JD was persistent, or something else was going on. It could also be a combination of the two. JD's drive was one of the things Orlando admired about the guy.
    Alan rested his back against the tiled walls of the bathroom. “Thank you for the advice. I will be sure to pass it on to my supervisors. I was thinking the same thing, but you know they don't exactly understand.”
    â€œNo, they don't.” If Alan's previous attitude towards the group was any indication of what Alturans thought of the Earth humans, it was clear they had some kind of superior thoughts. For a while, Alan tried to boss them around as if they were soldiers. Orlando hadn't taken it too well. Now the guy was coming into his own as both a man and a leader.
    â€œWe will meet at The Apartment tomorrow evening. I will have your next assignment by then.”
    Orlando let out a sigh of relief. Assignment meant distraction. “Works for me.”
    That was as close to a 'thank you' as Orlando would give. He knew for a fact that Alan wouldn't think he was grateful for the work anyway, nor did Orlando want him to have any clue. Alan needed someone to play devil's advocate in the group. That was Orlando's role along with being the strong psychic aggressive one.
    â€œI should let you get back to your class,” Alan said. “Thank you for your assistance.”
    â€œAnytime,” he said with a slight nod. He even smiled a little, but stopped when Alan stared at him with a raised eyebrow. “What?”
    Alan shook his head. “When you do that, I can never quite figure out why.”
    â€œDo what? Smile?”
    â€œYes.”
    â€œUsually it means I'm happy.” Orlando rolled his eyes.
    â€œYes, but you have a way of being happy over peculiar things. You are by far the most interesting person I've ever met.” Alan shrugged.
    Orlando smirked. “Good, my life's goal has been accomplished.”
    Alan peered at him. “Peculiar indeed.” Without so much as a goodbye, he poofed out of the room.
    With a heavy sigh, Orlando unlocked the bathroom and stepped out. He'd been gone for about ten minutes, hopefully his teacher wasn't missing him too much. He slipped back into his desk in the back of the room. On it was a note from Tait.
    I'm not giving up. I meant it when I said I was going to stay. Just reminding you again in case you forgot.

 
    Chapter Five
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    Cadence brushed a strand of her dark hair behind her ear. She opened her locker and saw the picture of JD gazing back at her, his smile as big and beautiful as ever. She fell in love with him all over again.
    JD made her so unbelievably happy, and yet miserable all at the same time. When they were alone, he shined bright with nothing but love and adoration for her, but at school it was another story, and those were the moments crushing her spirits. She may as well have not existed outside of the lunch hour they spent together, and after class. Cadence was pretty sure he gave her more attention and affection when they were only friends than now. Almost like he was trying to make a point of not letting anyone know they were together. Was he ashamed of her? Or was he playing her?
    She scowled as JD flirted with a rather busty brunette named Marcella. She could be the poster model for one of those stupid reality television shows about spring break parties. If the girl had a brain, she made it a point to not use it. It was known by many that the only reason Marcella was passing high school was because she had a lot of favors done by the staff for her in