“My parents will not be happy with this.” Eric says with annoyance after sighing.
“At least it was worth it, wasn’t it?” I ask with a cheeky grin as we go outside of school.
“I guess.” He replies with a shrug.
“I mean, they can’t be mad at you if they don’t know about detention.”
He laughs as if my comment was really stupid. “They know pretty much everything that happens at school.”
“Why don’t they know about Brian?”
“Well, they know about academic stuff.”
“Why won’t you tell them?” I ask with a little bit of concern.
“You wouldn’t understand.” He replies with sadness, rubbing his face with his hands roughly.
“We could find a way to stop it.”
Eric laughs again, stopping at his tracks and waiting for me to turn back. “Forget that ever happened, please
