The oldest tale in time is that as a teenager one's biggest worries are acne, fitting in, anxiety, and high school. What is not supposed to be a teenagers biggest worries is becoming runaways with their old band of friends while uncovering the dark...
Topher and Molly were seated on the steps of the stairs while the rest to the teens stood while listening to Topher tell his story, "When I tell people I grew up in the suburbs, they always ask what that was like. And I tell 'em, it was great if you like coyotes. 'Cause that's how my parents were. They were predators who traveled in a pack. And if they spotted any weakness, - they'd tear you apart. It's like they were born mean, and nothing I said or did could ever make it better. So one day, I-I ran. And never looked back"
"I'm so sorry," Molly says sadden by imagining what it was like for Topher
"Everybody got a story, right?" Topher says with a chuckle
"And that's a good one, but you still haven't answered my question about what's in here and why it's so important," Nico says not carrying about his sad past but rather about the small vial she held in her hand that Topher had been hiding
"Why do you care? You don't see me asking questions about your magic wand, eh? Or those metal gloves One Direction here carries in his backpack. Or the dinosaur? Anybody want to explain that? 'Cause I'm all ears" Topher says making Luna look at the side to Gert who was fiddling with a strand of her hair and glad that Topher never saw her totem along with the gold necklace because for all anyone knew the gold was actual gold
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"This is about our questions, OK, not yours," Alex says with his arms cross
"And accusing us of hypocrisy is not gonna get you off the hook. That is called "Whataboutism," and it's a logical fallacy" Gert spews out
"She was on the debate team," Luna says proudly with a smile as she was always proud of having Gert on her side when a debate is in play
"We're not as trusting as we used to be." Chase says before turning his head and mumbles "Also, was the One Direction thing an insult or a compliment?"
Luna looks over at Chase and answers his question, "He meant it as an insult but I'd take it as a compliment, the guys in the band are hot"
"If you want me to go, I'll go but I'm taking that with me," Topher says standing up and walks over to Nico who backs up
