Chapter Four
ZEKE
I’m not letting them fight for me. I’m not letting them do that! If they’re putting themselves in danger, so will I.
I walk further down the stairs. The room is totally quiet now and everyone is staring at me.
“If you’re going, so am I.” I go over to the sink and pour myself a glass of water, giving myself something to do, because I’m shaking with fear.
“You can’t put yourself in danger like that. What if…” Nathan comes over. “We’re trying to protect you, not bring even more danger to you.”
“And you think that my parents won’t find out what you’re trying to do? You think that they have no clue? They’re going to try to bury you, they’re going to try to make you look stupid.”
I shake my head. “You can’t go there on your own, not when they’re doing things like that. I
