Chapter 52 Smile for me

Hendrix POV I sit rather impatiently in a wooden chair, shifting every now and then as the back digs into my skin. When Cedric saw how uncomfortable the chair looked, he immediately put his leather jacket down on it before I sat down. It was a sweet gesture, but it's practically useless. He has a meeting, and apparently it's pretty long. He said he would try to hurry it along before he left me in the hallway to wait for his return. At first, I wanted to weasel my way into the meeting right along with him, but he refused, apparently they're discussing Jamison's punishment. Cedric doesn't want me there for that, and I understand why. I don't want to be there either. I blow out a breath, looking down at the book in my lap uneasily. Another one of Cherry's favorites. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. It's interesting, but it's hard to get into any book right now. I have plenty of things to worry about, like the way my ribs thro