Skylar's POV:
The air was drenched in silence as I walked two meters in front of Chris with him trailing me behind silently. The only noise that filled the tensed air between us was the sounds of our footsteps on the cold cement.
I'm sure that the only reason that Chris was walking behind me that morning to school was because Mark told him to. I remember Mark telling me yesterday that he told Chris to stay by my side and that I should let him since he knows his gang is going to cause some harm today.
It still confuses me why he would choose Chris to protect me since from what I know, Chris may be one of the most dangerous people around me that I need to watch out for.
The talk Mark and I had yesterday really dug deep. I feel like I've been able to understand him more and be assured th
