“Wow. Time sure flew. I can’t believe he’s already getting out.” Anger moved through my body, remembering all the times that Niko had snuck through my bedroom window as a kid. His dad never laid a hand on Jada, but Niko had sustained a lot of abuse for as long as I could remember. When it got really bad, my best friend would come in my window and sleep in my bed. I don’t think my parents ever knew, and nothing ever happened between us. We just comforted one another the best we could. He stopped his nighttime visits once we were in high school, and he’d said that things were better. But I saw
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