[Ben, at length, follows. His pulse is still loud and fast in his ears, there are all kinds of emotions he doesn't know what to call or how to process swallowed down in his gut, but he's not focusing on any of them right now. He can see that Rhade has already decided, but a part of him still thinks what he thought every time he knew Zack was about to leave him alone.
If Ben can just be good enough, be calm and useful enough, he won't go.]
No. I avoided them. Their parents are very protective and I was a stranger everywhere. [Never mind Manticore.]
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If Ben can just be good enough, be calm and useful enough, he won't go.]
No. I avoided them. Their parents are very protective and I was a stranger everywhere. [Never mind Manticore.]