H.I.D.C.A is the name of the city Presley Qiaodi is a reserved 17-year-old boy of Asian descent and his best friend and now roommate Mitchum Charles since the first day of high school moved to attend college. Including being the name of the city, HIDCA has a darker meaning in slang by the locals which the two only realize the hard way.

So though the college itself is a technological advancement and a known safe place for students human problems still exist. The city isn't all fun and games and precautions need to be taken. The underside of crimes that happen every day is easily overlooked by others but mixed in with teen drama wouldn't blend well. Even though Presley seeks to avoid getting involved, he may find it harder to do so because of those around him and the direct linkage to those at his school which is supposed to be their safe space.

How Presley copes with city life through his experiences he never talks about may be just what it takes for him and his friend to survive their college experience.

Presley

As I was thinking I heard Mitchum exclaim, "What a jerk! The guy even treats his friends like they're his slaves." 


I couldn't object to that but I won't be able to help Amelia or that girl over the weekend. I have to meet Grandmom's lawyer. I tried to get out of it by asking if we could just talk about it during a video conference and even used the excuse of not being able to afford this flight back which wasn't a lie but the lawyer said that it was being taken care of. It must be important for him to insist that I be there. I didn't even ask what he meant by that and I doubt that matters right now. 


"Yep, whenever he's not happy about something he gets like that. It doesn't happen often and I think this is the third time I've heard it counting today's earlier scene and just now," Amelia responded as she petted Octo. 


Chapter 20- Please Don't Go