Chapter 101

“Kid, you are beyond creeping me out,” Nathan said, “but I think there may have been a compliment in there somewhere so I’ll just say thanks and leave it.”

Again, Leven laughed. Nathan decided it suited the kid. He had a feeling it didn’t happen nearly as much as Leven would have people believe.

“So, kids your age treat you like crap for being different. Huh,” Nathan nodded. “Good to know not much has changed since I went to school. But don’t let ‘em get to you,” he said more seriously, looking over at Leven on his parallel crate. “It’s how they win. And those kinds of people…they don’t deserve to win.”