Chapter 123

• I should have known it was too good to be true, but it felt nice, you know? To finally feel like I was a part of a group."
• Edward nods and I can see that his jaw clenches as though he knows that I'm about to reveal something painful.
• "Well, without going into too much detail, we came up with this brilliant idea of breaking in to this local factory that was the cause of some major pollution in the area. Stacy said we needed to make a stand and I believed her. I thought she was my friend and I wanted to prove my loyalty. On the evening of the break-in, I did my part, convinced that the rest of the group were just behind me and that what I was doing was warranted. When the cops arrested me and I was met by the flash of Stacy's camera, I realized that I had made a big mistake. The next day my face was plastered all across the school and that was when the hazing really began."