“So, um, how did the two of you meet?” Zack’s father asked.
“That’s actually quite an interesting story, Mr. Zaragoza,” I started.
Zack visibly stiffened at that. This gave me the assumption that they didn’t know about what was taking place at school. Interesting...
“I was a new student at Zack’s school, but I didn’t get the chance to meet him while I was there. After school, I had a sudden urge to go out to eat. When I got there, I was quite surprised to find that Zack here had gotten himself into a little trouble. I was able to defuse the situation, but I am yet to discover why those boys were on the verge of beating you into a pulp. Care to explain, Z?”
All of our eyes shifted to Zack, and he bent his head and mumbled an answer.
“What did you say? Speak louder, Zack.” James said as
