CG nodded. “He’s not a thief. He’s a kid who made a bad move because he thought he had no good ones left.”
Maya—known to everyone as “HQ” because she ran the student council like a five-star general—had a problem. The annual inter-school quiz trophy had been stolen from the display case. Without it, the farewell assembly would be a disaster. And HQ did not do disasters. school days hq cg 19
“Exactly. You see patterns. I see people. We’re a team.” CG nodded
“That’s what teammates are for.”
Chris watched from across the hallway as Rahul blinked at his phone, then looked up with red-rimmed eyes and the faintest smile. school days hq cg 19