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But I couldn’t be like that any more I had to make sure I had any support on offer at theI could think of that I had any desire to share, trying not to pay attention to hoide-eyed she w

as looking I barely believed the things co out of my mouth were a part of my own life I had to stop a few times when people approached fro at ed me to continue once the coast was clear

Then she ht into her practical, ever-onwards Callie mode as soon as I’d said all I needed to say “I think Lucas is going to try to deal with Steven, although I don’t hold out ical dad… are you sure you can trust him?”

“Callie, I went into this thinking at best, well, uy anybeen that guy, and… well, I just need to try this”

I didn’t tell her I was going to sneak out of school the next day to go see hi to coht even tell Mu my plans

The only person I felt I could really have trusted to get involved in , he’d given me the space I needed

But Steven was the last person ould support

“As far as Steven goes…” Callie bit her lip “Lucas isn’t going to be happy with this as an idea, but I think you should talk to so situation alked in on Maybe he’s just going through soo”

If I went back to Ms Miller, would she try to downplay what had happened toSteven under control?

Chapter Twenty-One: Steven

“Steven!”

It was da afterneed to when you had as much money as he did He could have ordered so voice he used and probably gotten aith it

Notme

I thought about running That fucking pretty boy would never be able to catch up withhim catch up

He started out all chill and chatty “Okay, o all in with a girl”