reloaded it. The feel of the cold metal was nice against her calloused hands.
Already the adrenaline was pacing through her veins as she took aim. She was competitive, so of course Jaz was trying to remember everything Taylor and Derik had ever told her about how to aim and fire. She also wanted to impress. With her stance ready, she pulled the trigger and felt the power of the gun explode with each bullet she fired. All too soon, the clip was empty. Her heart thumped as she remembered to breathe.
‘Look at you; I can see that determination in your eyes. It’s the same look you give me before you whip my arse at fencing,’ said Taylor after he watched her put the gun down and take off her earmuffs.
Derik whistled as the target came near. ‘Not bad, Jaz. Not bad at all.’
She had four shots make the target’s head, three that were borderline and one that missed. Yes, she would have preferred that all of them hit the centre of the target’s head, but beggars can’t be choosers.
‘Another round, I think, and then I want to show you guys the scope. More clips please, Derik.’
As Derik retrieved more ammo, Jaz studied Taylor. Well, it was one of her favourite pastimes. The three of them didn’t know what they were going to do past school, but Taylor definitely needed to do something with guns or follow in his dad’s footsteps. He seemed so happy and at home here. ‘Maybe you should work in here like Derik after school, Tay. Then you can practice all you want. You’re already here most of the time.’
‘What about you Jaz? You gonna run The Ring full-time after school, seeing as you nearly live there?’ he teased.
‘I don’t know. Maybe? Better than going to college or uni. Don’t think I’m cut out for that. Have you thought about it any more, Anna?’
Anna shook her strawberry blonde waves. ‘Nup. I guess I will always have a job at Dad’s business but it just seems so boring to do that. I want to do something better than just computers.’
‘I hear ya,’ said Taylor. ‘Dad wants me to follow in his footsteps but that’s just it…they’re his footsteps not mine. I might try the SAS instead or something like it.’
‘I agree. There is so much out there, and I can’t think of one thing I want to do except make a difference. I don’t want to be like Minka and worry about what I will be wearing at each new function. I want to do something with meaning, like work at foreign camps helping the starving in other countries or even join the forces…I don’t really know. That’s the whole problem.’
‘I’d like to be able to still see you both, every day if possible,’ said Anna. Her green eyes etched with sadness.
Jaz and Taylor threw their arms around Anna. ‘Us too. What a crap thought. I can’t imagine not seeing you guys every day.’
‘It won’t come to that.’
The girls eyeballed Taylor. ‘Can you promise that?’
He shrugged and smiled weakly. ‘There’s all this technology we can use to stay in touch.’
‘That’s not the same,’ sighed Anna.
‘Well this is morbidly depressing, you still have half a year left yet.’ Derik shook his head. ‘Here, go shoot something, you’ll feel better.’
‘Cheers, Derik. You’re so thoughtful,’ said Anna.
‘Besides, we shut at five today and I think Taylor would die if he couldn’t show you the scope. He’d have to wait another six months for your next visit,’ Derik chuckled.
‘No, we’ll be back before then, won’t we Anna?’
‘Too right, Jaz!’
Chapter 11
Jaz was back in the gym the next day after school, although her mind kept wandering back to the firing range. It had felt like the old days with Taylor, when they were inseparable. Now with high school and pecking orders it didn’t happen so much. She missed those days. But the three of them had vowed to go together again soon. At least within a six month period!
Jaz had just finished cleaning some sweaty gym equipment and was changing into her black
Already the adrenaline was pacing through her veins as she took aim. She was competitive, so of course Jaz was trying to remember everything Taylor and Derik had ever told her about how to aim and fire. She also wanted to impress. With her stance ready, she pulled the trigger and felt the power of the gun explode with each bullet she fired. All too soon, the clip was empty. Her heart thumped as she remembered to breathe.
‘Look at you; I can see that determination in your eyes. It’s the same look you give me before you whip my arse at fencing,’ said Taylor after he watched her put the gun down and take off her earmuffs.
Derik whistled as the target came near. ‘Not bad, Jaz. Not bad at all.’
She had four shots make the target’s head, three that were borderline and one that missed. Yes, she would have preferred that all of them hit the centre of the target’s head, but beggars can’t be choosers.
‘Another round, I think, and then I want to show you guys the scope. More clips please, Derik.’
As Derik retrieved more ammo, Jaz studied Taylor. Well, it was one of her favourite pastimes. The three of them didn’t know what they were going to do past school, but Taylor definitely needed to do something with guns or follow in his dad’s footsteps. He seemed so happy and at home here. ‘Maybe you should work in here like Derik after school, Tay. Then you can practice all you want. You’re already here most of the time.’
‘What about you Jaz? You gonna run The Ring full-time after school, seeing as you nearly live there?’ he teased.
‘I don’t know. Maybe? Better than going to college or uni. Don’t think I’m cut out for that. Have you thought about it any more, Anna?’
Anna shook her strawberry blonde waves. ‘Nup. I guess I will always have a job at Dad’s business but it just seems so boring to do that. I want to do something better than just computers.’
‘I hear ya,’ said Taylor. ‘Dad wants me to follow in his footsteps but that’s just it…they’re his footsteps not mine. I might try the SAS instead or something like it.’
‘I agree. There is so much out there, and I can’t think of one thing I want to do except make a difference. I don’t want to be like Minka and worry about what I will be wearing at each new function. I want to do something with meaning, like work at foreign camps helping the starving in other countries or even join the forces…I don’t really know. That’s the whole problem.’
‘I’d like to be able to still see you both, every day if possible,’ said Anna. Her green eyes etched with sadness.
Jaz and Taylor threw their arms around Anna. ‘Us too. What a crap thought. I can’t imagine not seeing you guys every day.’
‘It won’t come to that.’
The girls eyeballed Taylor. ‘Can you promise that?’
He shrugged and smiled weakly. ‘There’s all this technology we can use to stay in touch.’
‘That’s not the same,’ sighed Anna.
‘Well this is morbidly depressing, you still have half a year left yet.’ Derik shook his head. ‘Here, go shoot something, you’ll feel better.’
‘Cheers, Derik. You’re so thoughtful,’ said Anna.
‘Besides, we shut at five today and I think Taylor would die if he couldn’t show you the scope. He’d have to wait another six months for your next visit,’ Derik chuckled.
‘No, we’ll be back before then, won’t we Anna?’
‘Too right, Jaz!’
Chapter 11
Jaz was back in the gym the next day after school, although her mind kept wandering back to the firing range. It had felt like the old days with Taylor, when they were inseparable. Now with high school and pecking orders it didn’t happen so much. She missed those days. But the three of them had vowed to go together again soon. At least within a six month period!
Jaz had just finished cleaning some sweaty gym equipment and was changing into her black
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