“You’re the ones who found out about this?”

The policeman refused to elaborate any further, knowing that going into too much detail might result in disciplinary action for him. So he just shook his head and waved down a taxi, then got in it and left.

The fact that Miranda had put on her new dress today specifically to show Skylar but was now being made to wear a prison uniform left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Her feet felt as heavy as lead as she stood helplessly by the roadside, staring at the brightly lit-up police station. The building was literally right in front of her, yet she couldn’t bring herself to take a single step forward.

The phone in her pocket rang. Noticing that the call was from Tobias, she cleared her throat and shoved down her swell of emotions before answering it.

“I just got back. Where are you? Why aren’t you home?”

 

There was a long pause as Skylar inhaled deeply through her nose, then replied, “I’m in front of the police station. My mom’s in there.”

“Send me the address. I’m coming over.”

 

Just as he had promised, Tobias soon arrived at the police station. The sight of him getting down from his car made Skylar feel as if the earth had finally stopped swaying under her feet.

Running straight to him, she wrapped her arms around his waist and buried her head into his chest.

“What’s wrong? You seem upset, did someone bully you?” He asked, running a hand through her hair soothingly.

was low and

and I don’t know what to do. She was arrested just

against her face as he sighed. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? You should have called me as soon as

cause trouble for Tobias, or maybe she just hadn’t thought about him

why, even if she didn’t

she got in trouble was not an option. Even

there were just some things she couldn’t muscle through with pure

was a mere college student with no connections, no community resources available

are you going to hug

only then that Skylar snapped out of her daze,

I’m kind of

was already used to seeing Skylar in a disoriented

fine. It’s my fault for being too busy and not properly managing my time

and attitude exuded an aura of absolute confidence that

the man entered. His attitude was so meek and humble, it seemed like he would have gotten on his knees if Tobias

in the corridor for him. He then spotted a vending machine that sold various types of snacks and buns, moving to stop a female officer who was

in front of her. Standing at a height of nearly two meters tall with a perfectly symmetrical face and

of my

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