Chapter 24: Show Off (3)
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Zack was still sitting on the bed and waiting for the men to walk back in. He felt like his throat was parched, he didn’t want his Uncle to be mad at him, he didn’t want to be a disappointment to his only family. ‘I can’t tell him what happened… no matter what…’ He thought to himself and sunk down even lower, feeling like his lies have went too far for him to be honest at this point.
“Zack…” Jayden sat next to the student and placed his hand on top of his.
“Yes?” Zack raised his head to look at the person holding his hand. The feeling was familiar. ‘Mom… she used to hold my hand like this…’ He thought to himself but after raising his head realized this wasn’t his mother.
“Could you tell me what happened today and how you got hurt?” Jayden asked with a g
