“What?” Josh juts out his lower lip. “But he said that we could play Nintendo together if I got a hundred on my test, and I did!” “Something came up…” “But that’s not fair! I got a perfect score! He said he would play with me. He promised…” “I know, but…” I slide into a seat next to Josh. “He wanted to come, but something happened. He did something bad, and the police found out and had to take him away.” Josh stares at me. “What did he do?” It’s the most obvious question he possibly could have asked, and I am utterly unprepared for it. “He committed a crime.” “Did he steal something?” “No…”
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