“I’m sorry, I wish I could help you somehow.” We stopped running about an hour in and are just walking around campus now.
“But you can’t. You are destined for more than me.” I roll my eyes at him,
“You keep saying that, but you don’t have any real proof of that do you?”
“You are smart enough to be here at, well 16 now. You put up with me and all of these other guys like we are nothing more than regular guys…”
“You are just regular guys to me. Guys I get, girls are harder for me to understand. I like being outside, I like training and running. All the girl stuff is foreign to me. I’ve just been lucky enough to have some female friends who get me and decided to be friends with me anyway.”
“I should get you home, don’t want to keep you out all night, your uncle will probably kill me.”
“My uncle is not the person you should worry about, or did you forget when I tried to punch you so hard your head would fall off?”
“That is something I will never forget. And yes, you scare me a bit too.”
He’s going to pick me up tomorrow and take me with him to set up the bonfire sight. I don’t have a time yet but I will try to get that from him while we are in class tomorrow.” I open the mind link to Osiston, Nickolas and Mina. Confirmed Mina’s date for tomorrow night too.”
“We’re all set, Midge, are you ready for this? You don’t know which of these guys is a victim or a villain. You may have to fight people who have been nothing but friendly. I need you to wrap your head around that so there is no hesitation tomorrow.” Nickolas asks.
“I can’t honestly answer that. Is anyone ready for betrayal, even if you see it coming?”
“That is why you are here, Little One. We will help in any way we can to protect everyone, innocence should not get hurt, but we can’t promise that it won’t happen. You need to call for help at the first hint of trouble. Your cover will no longer matter after the run starts tomorrow night. We are taking this group out and getting answers.” Osiston’s calm deep voice is stern and yet always soothing. His wise words are never harsh, but always direct and honest.
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