Dylan Even though I knew that they would have questions, I hadn’t expected Lecia to be this angry. As I stood there, the door still wide open and the three of them looking over at me, I was afraid. What if they didn’t want to deal with the hassle of being my friend any more? What if I was just too much trouble for them? I wasn’t sure if I could handle that on top of everything else. Nico moved first, he walked over to the front door, closed it, and locked it. When I felt his warmth next to me, I realized how close he was and looked up at him. People didn’t get that close to me usually, well, ever really, besides Lecia who had just so recently become a part of my life. I had always wondered why they hadn’t felt indifferent to me like all the others, but had been so afraid to ask. “Leci

