78; So stupid

My eyes fell on my mom, who stared at Noah with open concern. Noah’s chest rose and fell heavily. His eyes widened with shock as they remained locked on the police officers.

“We’ll get going, Noah… see you later,” Justin said, already backing toward the door. He shot Derek a look, and he followed suit without a word.

Noah stormed upstairs to his room. The slam of his door echoed through the sudden quiet. We all watched him go.

Maybe they are not here for him? Is this part of his plan?

“Mrs. Riverdale, thank you for your time. We’ll come back when we have any more questions.”

“Alright, thank you, officers.”

As soon as Mom closed the door behind them, she turned to me. The shock on her face was sharp enough to cut.

“When were you going to tell me about it?”

“What are you talking about, Mom?”

“What am I talking about? You know exactly what I am talking about.”

“I… I wasn’t sure and I—”

“You weren’t sure if you should have told your mom that someone died in your school?”

What?

“Umm…” My