𝙴𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚃𝚘 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜. (𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚗 × 𝚈/𝚗)

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 3: ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs.

ɪᴛ's ʙᴇᴇɴ 2 ᴅᴀʏs sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴇᴛ 3 ᴋɪᴅs sᴀᴍᴍʏ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀx ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ 5 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴏʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀ 16 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ ʙᴏʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ's ᴊᴜsᴛ sᴀʏ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇs ᴍᴇ ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴀ 14 ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴏʟᴅ ʙᴏʏ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴠɪɴ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. "ʜᴇʏ ʙᴀʙʏ ɢɪʀʟ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀʟᴀɴᴅ?" ᴀ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇ ʜᴀʀʀʏ ᴍʏ ᴇx.

"ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀʀʀʏ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ." ɪ sᴀɪᴅ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ ɪɴ sʜᴏᴄᴋ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. "ɴᴏᴡ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ ʙᴀʙʏ ɢɪʀʟ sᴏ ɪғ ɪ ᴡ ᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ." ʜᴀʀʀʏ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ғʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ. "ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ʜᴀʀʀʏ." ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ɪ ʀᴜɴ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ʜᴜɢ. "ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ? " ᴘᴀɴ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ. ɪ ɴᴏᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴍʏ ᴇx ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴍᴀᴅ.

"sʜᴇ's ᴍɪɴᴇ ᴘᴀɴ ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ's." ʜᴀʀʀʏ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴘᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʜᴜᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ. "ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ sʜᴇ's ʏᴏᴜʀs ɪғ sʜᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ." ᴘᴀɴ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. "ғᴇʟɪx ᴘᴜᴛ ʜᴀʀʀʏ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴄᴀɢᴇ." ᴘᴀɴ sᴀɪᴅ. ғᴇʟɪx ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ. "ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ." ɪ sᴀɪᴅ. ʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴍᴇ. ʜᴇɴʀʏ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜɢɢᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. "ʏ/ɴ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏᴋᴀʏ? " ʜᴇɴʀʏ ᴀsᴋᴇᴅ. ɪ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ sᴍɪʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ. "ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs." ɪ sᴀɪᴅ. ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴇʟɪx.

ɪ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛᴏ ғᴇʟɪx ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ғᴏʀ ғʀᴇsʜ ᴀɪʀ ᴏɴʟʏ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟɪᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ. ɪ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ sᴏ ɪ ʜɪᴅ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴇ. "ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇɴʀʏ." ʀᴇɢɪɴᴀ sᴀɪᴅ. "ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏ/ɴ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀɪᴅ sʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ." sɴᴏᴡ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ.

"ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ʜᴇɴʀʏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀs ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ɪ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ." ᴇᴍᴍᴀ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ɢʀᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ɪᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ᴍᴇ. "ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀʏ ʜʜʜɴɴʜʜʜɴʜʙɴɴʜʜɴɴʜɴɴɴʜ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ɴᴏɪsᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ʜᴇɴʀʏ ɪs ɴᴇᴀʀ." ᴇᴍᴍᴀ sᴀɪᴅ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇɴʀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ʜᴇɴʀʏ. ɪ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴘᴀɴs ʜᴜᴛ ᴄʟᴏsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ. ɪ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ.