Chapter 4

Yvette started bawling her eyes out, pointing at me accusingly.

She said, "Rocky, she's totally faking it. She's always been such a spitfire; no way she'd suddenly turn into this."

I hid behind Rocky, gripping his sleeve, sobbing quietly.

Rocky turned and scooped me up into a tight hug.

He said, "Wendy, come with me.

"I'll protect you."

Rocky led me away.

This time, he didn't even give me a chance to refuse.

"Mr. Summers, please, don't treat me like this," I said.

I kept resisting, my eyes hollow and filled with despair.

I said, "I'm just an ex-con. I'm…