Nicky was laughing when he yelled it, but if he got away from the cops and caught up to Devin he was going to punch him in the mouth for leaving him behind. Underneath his don't-give-a-shit attitude, there was a core of anger that was like an emotional Chernobyl, and if he'd learned nothing else at home it was that you solved your problems with your fists.
You didn't just ditch your friends, not when handcuffs were the alternative.
He jumped the gate in a single leap, vanished into the darkness beyond. The siren of the patrol car drowned out his breathing, the red-and-blue lights on the roof washing over the houses on either side of the alley.
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Nicky was laughing when he yelled it, but if he got away from the cops and caught up to Devin he was going to punch him in the mouth for leaving him behind. Underneath his don't-give-a-shit attitude, there was a core of anger that was like an emotional Chernobyl, and if he'd learned nothing else at home it was that you solved your problems with your fists.
You didn't just ditch your friends, not when handcuffs were the alternative.
He jumped the gate in a single leap, vanished into the darkness beyond. The siren of the patrol car drowned out his breathing, the red-and-blue lights on the roof washing over the houses on either side of the alley.
Nicky Trask wouldn't end up in juvie this time.