Wayne Meets Daniel (Excerpt from Chapter 1)
He went to respond when Rachel responded for him, “Why don’t you guys leave him alone? Don’t you have anything better to do?” “Stay out of this, Rachel,” said Daniel. He paused for a second. His attention seemed to turn towards Wayne who was almost hidden in the background as he tried to sneak away. “Who’s the new kid?” Wayne jumped and spun around. He didn’t seem happy that he was noticed, “Who? Me? Oh…I’m Wayne, Wayne Wright.” He smiled and slowly extended his hand towards Daniel. He just stared at him, “Wayne, huh? Why are you hanging around a loser like him?” He pointed at Ryan. “Are you a loser like him?” “I wouldn’t exactly call Mr. Harper a loser,” replied Wayne, “but I haven’t exactly known him all that long. He might be…he might not be. As for hanging out with him, I wouldn’t exactly call this hanging. More like, getting better acquainted. You could say I’m learning my surroundings.” He eyed Daniel closely, “You must be the proverbial alpha male.“