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is what happened. I am hoping that it isn't though.”
    “I’ll
think about it, but even if I agree, there will be conditions. For example, you
should not be alone with him.”
    He
almost seemed convinced to help. I was fine with not being alone with him. I
had to admit that until I knew the truth myself, being alone with him didn’t
seem all that appealing. I would never admit that to Eli though. I was hoping
that Eli would change his bad attitude towards Pete if he were around him
enough. He would get to know him better and we could all be friends. That was
my overall goal—but first, I wanted to know the truth.

 
     
     
    CHAPTER Three
     
     
    The
next day, Mom yet again couldn’t bring me to school, but Eli found me walking
just as he had day before. His cheerful demeanor was back in place, and
instantly I could tell he wasn’t mad anymore. It was as if his bad attitude had
been a dream.
    “So,
I’ve been thinking about what you said about Pete yesterday.” He paused. “I
don’t know that this is something we should be getting involved in, but I don’t
see there being a way to talk you out of it, is there?”
    “Nope.”
I smiled smugly, feeling triumphant because I knew he was coming around.
    “Exactly
what I thought. I don’t want you to do it alone either. I really have no other
choice but to help you.”
    He
was going along with my plan, and I couldn’t have been happier.
    “You
have no idea how happy that makes me! Thanks Eli.”
    I
saw him smile, although I don’t think that he intended me to see it. Just as
quickly it crossed his face it was gone again.
    “Remember though, I said I had my
conditions if I agreed.”
    “Yes,
I do,” I said, almost dreading what his conditions were. I had no idea what he
might say.
    “My
first condition, as I told you yesterday, is that I don’t want you to be alone
with Pete, meaning no more rides home from school, lunches will be without him
or with me tagging along, etc…”
    “I
am fine with that one, though it will be hard because he is in my first hour
and walks me to second hour every day.”
    He
thought for a second. “I guess I am ok with you walking to second hour with
him, but I will be waiting outside of our second hour for you.”
    “Sounds
fair enough, I guess.”
    I
was probably more than accommodating to his conditions than I would usually be,
because he agreed to do what I wanted. I wasn’t about to make it harder for
him; at least not on purpose. “What else?”
    “I
will be driving you to and from school every day.”
    “Driving
me to and from school?” I looked at him with my face scrunched up.
    “Well,
I don’t want to chance Pete seeing you walking alone and offering you a ride
again.”
     “I
can’t complain about that, though it seems like you’re going to be going
through a lot of trouble.”
    I
had to admit—it sure would be nice to not worry about getting to and from
school every day with my mom’s hectic and unpredictable schedule. She might
even be excited because Eli was a boy, and of course she would think there was
more to it than just friendship.
    “I
won't risk your safety, and it is sort of my fault that you’re even in this
mess in the first place. I just couldn’t let you be around him and not know
what he is capable of.”
    “It’s
not your fault. I would be involved with him regardless, you just showed me not
let my guard down. It’s an if he is capable of it, that’s what we're
trying to find out. Innocent until proven guilty right?” I reminded him.
“Anything else?”
    “That’s
all I could come up with for now.”
    Once
we were at school Eli walked me to my first class. I guessed it was just the
start of his terms. While it was nice to have the company, I wondered if I
would get tired of having someone around all the time. For the time being
though, I liked it. Eli was pretty awesome to have around. He never seemed to
run out of things to talk about. I hadn’t thought about it before now,