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

come home,” Edna inquired, a tinge of

Edna” Gerard replied

me.” A trace of impatience flickered across Gerard’s face as he thought, “Did Edna

in

responded and headed inside.

sitting on the couch, looking a bit

I crashed at a

“Which friend’s house?”

Gerard stayed silent

it that George guy?” Janet

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

her cup on the table so hard that the scalding coffee

exclaimed, startled, and quickly reached for a napkin to dab at her

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 crowd will

before retorting, “Grandma, he’s

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

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just average office workers, with a mortgaged house in the Capital

be friends with

poor only attract the poor

them, just like Jonah, who never learned to choose his company wisely, and ended

to follow in Jonah’s path.