Something Like Spring (Something Like, #4)

by Jay Bell

Jason half-listened to him rattle on about computers while he considered what he had learned. His new foster home was safe, and he shouldn’t have any trouble with the other kids. Amy was troubled, Peter was bitter, Carrie was a snob, and Caesar was distant—which was probably for the best. Jason thought he could deal with all of that. He just needed to keep his head down, get adopted, and do whatever else Michelle thought would give him a good life. College probably. As Jason laid eyes on his new school for the first time, he realized how empty all of this sounded. A fake family and an education he didn’t want or need. What would he do with a degree? For that matter, what would he do with the rest of his life? Jason had been offered so many fresh starts previously—so many blank canvasses—that sometimes they were all he could see in his future; one giant white void. This begged the question of what he wanted to fill that empty space with. The answer that came from inside sounded an awful lot like Amy. I don’t want to feel lonely ever again. Do you?