Chapter 16
Kiko helped Chad stand. The teen was wincing but Kiko thought the wound wasn’t too bad—the bleeding was already slowing. It probably looked worse than it was. He left Dom to dig through egg shards and walked with Chad over to the first aid area where the school nurse was donating some time.
“Like, am I going to need stitches?” asked Chad, a bit too hopefully. Kiko crossed his arms and refrained from saying anything about Roy in front of someone else.
“It’s a nice cut, but I don’t think you need stitches,” said the nurse, and Chad visibly deflated. “I know you were probably hoping to get out of work…”
She laughed. Kiko smiled back. Chad scowled.
“Yeah, well, I better not have to pick any of it up,” said Chad.
“That’s Dom’s mess,” said Kiko, and Chad nodded, though he was st
