Chapter 8And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this…
Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines…and their works shall be in the dark.
—The Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 28:8–9
Jamie
Freddie swoops in out of nowhere, tie hanging loose off his neck. He tells me I won’t be okay, and he just stands there. Looking ruffled.
“Please go,” I whisper.
“Don’t tell me what to do,” he snaps.
“Oh…okay?” I want to ask him to at least button his shirt, but I don’t suppose he would listen to me.
He sighs. “Sorry, I’ll go. I’m just a
