Chapter 34: I'm Going To School With You

"You don't have to do that."

"I'm taking one for the team. And yeah, I do. You go to school with drug dealers. It's one thing going to school with bullies. As far as I know, there are only four of us in the known universe. James got locked up, Sly doesn't care, and that leaves you and me. I'm not letting you get damaged."

I began to laugh. It wasn't funny, but I had to laugh or I would cry. "And how do you intend to do this?"

"You forget I worked in the school system. The computer system used to track students from school to school won't be in place for several years. Everything is done by hand. I've been looking into this for the last week, and I already have fake transcripts and documentation. My fake mother can enroll me tomorrow."

I stared at him as if he was not just insane but also stupid. "So let me get this straight. You want to follow me around in high school to protect me from the bullies?"