Chapter Fourteen
I didn’t go back to class. I couldn’t face the girl who’d be hauled into that room in the morning. I couldn’t stand the idea of her seeing pictures of me smiling as she faced the worst moment of her privileged kep life.
I sat at the table at home, trying to focus on my schoolwork, so I could at least lie to myself and pretend I’d skipped the rest of class to catch up on what I’d missed.
And getting ahead on my work would mean more time to spend with Mari after I picked her up from school.
Besides, the teachers were going to have to get used to students missing class if the Incorporation f***s were going to drag them away to use them like breeding stock in some sick barnyard nightmare.
“Shit.” I set my tablet on the far side of the table, denying myself the pleasure of
