Kill the Messenger
“He found Madame Chen in her office, crying silently. When she saw his face peering into the room from behind the door, she swiped a tissue beneath her eyes and pulled herself together. Tyler had never seen her cry. It made him feel even more afraid than he already was.“What’s wrong?” he asked, creeping farther and farther into the room.“I’m fine, little mouse. A moment of weakness only makes us see how strong we really are.”“Jace left,” Tyler said.“I know. We spoke for a long time last night.”T...yler didn’t tell her that he’d heard most of it because he had been hiding in the broom closet. He knew Madame Chen would disapprove.“I asked him not to go,” Madame Chen said. “He thinks it is better his way. He wants to protect us, to solve his problem on his own.”“I don’t like his way,” Tyler said. He perched himself on the straight chair beside the desk, his knees tucked up against his chest. “What if he never comes back?”“He will come back for you.”“Not if something bad happens and he gets killed or goes to jail or something.”“This is true,”MoreLess
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