For the last week, everything had been mostly quiet. I guess that Justin talked to his friend Jake because he hadn’t had another outburst in class. Every time I looked at him, he pressed his lips together to try and keep from saying anything, but I knew he really wanted to. All I knew was that I couldn’t trust Jake. He made it seem like he was working with Veronica now, which meant that I needed to be extra careful around him.
Dylan and I had talked about coming clean to Dean Barnette but were taking our time figuring out when would be the best time to come forward. Whenever I seemed ready, Dylan wasn’t and asked that I give him some more time. A week was slowly turning into two, making me feel like I was losing my mind. I wanted this over with so there were no more secrets. Once the dean
