Chapter 50

Harrison was not at school for the last week until winter break. Everyone wondered where he went and assumed his father took the family on an early vacation to some tropical island. They were jealous of him. In the locker room the girls chatted about how lucky he is to be able to miss an entire week. His father can pull strings, they said.

I stayed silent and tried to ignore them, not wanting to feed my ego over the fact that I know the truth.

Harrison is in trouble.

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