"Wait!" Euphie cried, thrusting herself between myself and the rest of the crowd. To my surprise, the rest of the girls were with her. She was the only one who had shouted, but Yvonne and Elsa were right next to her. Euphie and Elsa were brandishing the AK-47s that Francis had ceded reluctantly to us, and Yvonne was brandishing a large rock. I got to my feet a little more slowly, touched by their display of protectiveness.
"Don't make excuses for that bastard!" Nicholas growled, irritated by their involvement. "Hasn't Forrest already admitted that he killed the man assigned to follow him? Why is everyone hesitating?" Upon hearing this, Skylar's hackles rose. Her icy glare sent Nicholas quailing, his mouth shutting quickly as he took a hasty step back.
"It's alright, girls," I said quickl
