“Bri!” Chase’s voice sounded in my ears and out of the blue he was at my side hugging me tightly. I hugged him tight, pressing my face closer to his chest so that I could smell him.
‘What happened?’ he wanted to know, sounding anxious and alarmed. "What did they want?"
I retreated a step, making myself look around alertly at the streaming throng lining the hallways. There are too many people who stare at us, too many whose ears are inclined towards the ground, waiting to hear something juicy in passing. "Not here," I whispered. ‘During or after school I will tell you everything I promise’.
Chase only nodded, but his eyes were painted with questions and worry. But he trusted me – indeed, had always trusted me – even when there was reason enough for him to do otherwise. That level of t
