Chapter 5Zach didn’t end up saying anything to Aron. If Aron ever mentions it, that’s when they’ll deal with the issue, but until then as far as Zach is concerned, Aron’s surname was Paddle. Aron never mentioned his connection to the Family Zach works for, even with plenty of opportunities, and he’s entitled to his secrets.
Sure, Aron hadn’t been so generous with Zach’s secrets, but Zach remembers a time when he was. The first time they met. When, upon finding Zach in what he’d later learn was Aron’s secret place, Aron shifted his weight uncomfortably and told Zach, “I don’t know what to say.”
Zach was being bullied because his brother had tried to kill himself.
Bart hadn’t been feeling well, hadn’t been happy or there, so it had been obvious to Zach for quite some time that things were
