From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 205

I moment the shrill ring of a phone cut through the silence.

Gerard set down his half–eaten bagel and picked up the call

Whatever was said on the other end, Gerard simply replied “Ainght before hanging up, tuming to George, “Hey man, where’s your

ptop? 1 need to borrow it for a BIOCL,”

Sure thing I grab a for you.”

i a flash, George retumed with his laptop and handed it over to Gerard.

Taking the laptop, Gerard plopped down by the floor to ceiling window, his fingers rapidly dancing across the keyboard.

Keamry, curious as ever, muttered, “What do you reckon Gemid’s up to? All cloak and dagger, isn’t he?”

“Who knows?” Healy shrugged helplessly

It wasn’t unusual for Gerard to be all secretive, they never priced too much into each other’s business.

About ten minutes later, Gerard returned, laptop in one hand and resuming his attack on the doughnut with the other.

The others chatted amongst themselves, careful not to disturb Gerard.

After breakfast, they shouldered their backpacks and headed their separate ways.

as Gerard got home, he bumped into Edna

were you last night? Your grandma mentioned you didn’t come home,” Edna

for worrying. Edna”

it really worries your grandma and me.” A trace of impatience flickered across Gerard’s face as he thought, “Did Edna really see

chimed in from inside, “Gerry, come here.”

responded and

on the couch, looking a bit under

I crashed at a friend’s place.” replied

“Which friend’s house?”

Gerard stayed silent

that George guy?” Janet

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

hard that the scalding coffee splashed

Gerard exclaimed, startled, and quickly reached for a napkin

I’ve told you countless times. I have no problem with you having friends, but think about who you’re associating with. Hanging around with the wrong

before retorting, “Grandma,

friend!” Janet raised her voice, “He’s not

— བ ༀ❁ ན ཎ ཞུ རྩ ཇ ཞེན = ཤ གཽ ཧ རེ

parents were just average office workers, with a mortgaged house

he have to be friends with someone

poor only attract the poor

Jonah, who never learned to choose his company

in Jonah’s path.