Chapter 5Jonas’ stomach hurt. He should eat, but he feared he’d get sick if he did. The apartment he’d lived in for the last seven years was small, but it had never been as small as it was tonight. He hung up his jacket and kicked off his shoes before heading for his desk.
The stack of essays wasn’t big, but he could lose himself in them for a little while.
Abe Cooper, why did Abe Cooper have to come back into his life? That day, he’d floated on clouds. Abe Cooper had asked if he wanted to meet up after school—Abe Cooper! He’d suggested they’d have a milkshake and study together, but Abe didn’t study—ever.
It hadn’t been Abe who’d shown up, though. It had been Brian Coleman, the worst bully in the entire school. He’d told Jonas to follow him, that Abe was at home and had asked Brian to
