Usne trip par aise-aise kapde laye the ki meri akhein khuli ki khuli reh gayi. Un kapdon mein uska poora cleverage dikh raha tha. Maine shorts pehene ...he toh mera tent ban gaya tha. Infact, aadhe school ke bacche uspe fida hai. Pehli raat campfire tha aurhum dono amne samne baihe the. Uske aas paas kuch ladke baithe the aur mujhe vo pasand nahi aa raha tha. Aadhi raat ho gayi thi aur sab sone chale gaye the. Main akela ghoom raha tha aur tabhi maine chahat ke tent mein se aawazein suni aur uske. I need your help.”“You don’t have to bribe me with a panty shot to get me to help you with your classwork.”“Not that, Mistah Cracka-man…I need…your…protection.” Each word came out hard, stuck in her throat. Just because it was the best choice in a bad situation didn’t mean her pride didn’t have a say in it.“My protection? Someone bothering you in class? A bully?”“No, I’d cut anyone who tried to bully me. I need help with my gang.”“Let me guess, the girls from the other day were involved with. Angel jolted upright, turning to look at the stairs with concern for Emily. Shh Rich ordered, making Angel turn back to him shell be ok. In the morning youll go and clean her up. She has tomorrow off. Angel glanced at the clock above the TV. It was four in the morning. Rich glanced at the clock and revised his statement. At eight youll go clean her up. She has today off to rest. You and I will stay here to keep an eye on her. Tomorrow we take her to Franks. What? Angel was a bit mortified. I. I dug around in the fridge and pulled out a jug of water, then quickly filled a couple of glasses that I placed on the counter. She took one and I grabbed the other before we made our way in silence back to the living room to sit down. ‘You look good,’ she said as she settled on the couch to my right. I sat in an old recliner and shifted uncomfortably in it for a second, trying to figure out how I was supposed to respond to that. ‘You do too,’ seemed like the best option. I place my glass on.