It hurt me that Tim said that to Beth, but I wanted to be part of the guy’s group. I just smiled. I’ll never forget the look in Beth’s eyes when...she looked at me. She was quietly crying when we went back to class and avoided me all day. She ran home after school ahead of me instead of us walking together. I went home and went to my bedroom and cried. I knew what I had done. I knew I was wrong. My mom came to my room and talked to me, and convinced me to go to Beth and apologize after dinner.It. "This way, you don't have to lie to anyone, if ... let's say ... the cops would ask you anything about it." But you declined her offer! So? Why would the cops ask me something about it?" Because ... maybe ... she is still going through with it. And I'm sure, if she does it, the cops will probably think that I could have something to do with it, as well. So, when you don't know anything about it, you don't have to lie, and get into trouble too." So, you could still get into trouble?" I don't. A One gets you a hearty handshake and a kiss on the cheek.”“That’s a one? What in the world is a Zero?”“No kiss on the cheek.” Toby laughed and pushed his mother towards his brother. “Go on, Mom, give him a One.”Jessica laughed at this and shook her youngest’s hand, and then leaned forward, kissing him quickly on both cheeks. “Maybe you should get a Two.”“This is pretty bogus!” complained Andrew.“Settle down.” ordered Toby. He turned Jessica back towards himself. “Now if the date went nicely,. “No, there is a better way to solve this,” I told it mentally before pulling It the rest of the way from the scabbard. “Forty feet tall,” I told It. The elevator ride this time was very fast and the stop sudden. Mandara had also grown to its twelve foot blade length. We both stepped through the property ward leaving Al behind, much to David’s shocked surprise at what he saw.“So, you think I’m a Dragon, do you?” I said in my loud Dragon voice at this size. “Well, you are correct, I am a Dragon,”.