Garrett had gone the extra mile by slipping in Sasha’s homework whenever he handed his in. He didn’t want to draw attention to the fact that she wasn’t in school, since no one had noticed her absence, except maybe the teachers.
He had noticed the odd curious glance coming from several teachers when he was sitting in class and he wondered if Coach had informed them of the situation. He didn’t want it to become common knowledge that she had attempted suicide, since that would become another sore point where the others could bully her on.
It was the second period, English, on Tuesday when Tony flung himself down in the seat next to him, where he always sat, but he was glancing around the class with a frown. “Why is it so quiet?” He muttered absently to himself, but obviously he could hear
