Chapter 16

I stood there eyeing the three teenagers in my office. My back was to my office’s desk, Theo in the corner glaring at me while Leo was sitting on the leather couch glaring at them. The kids were standing in the middle of the office room, fidgeting, their eyes cast down, afraid to look at me directly. I rubbed my face before speaking.

“So you are telling me that there was a fight at your school today and it was between Ariel and some cheerleader?” Lola looked up.

“Her name is Tracy Kennedy. She is a friend of Catherine.” She looked at me expectantly, as if this girl’s name should make me somehow understand the relationship. Tyler skimmed his sweaty hands on his jeans.

“Catherine is, or…. was Ariel’s friend. She is Rick’s girlfriend who is always with Blake Roberson.”

Leo sighed. “His father works with the Crimson dragon Yakuza.” I hummed and gestured to them to keep going. Lola spoke again her voice stronger now when I didn’t outburst.