pt5

 Demi tried to pull her hand from his but he was surprisingly strong for their age. Braden pulled her to the back of the school, keeping watch of any possible teachers looking for straggling kids still finding their way around the school. “I may not look it but I’m plenty smart.”

“Yeah, then you should be smart enough to stay in class.”

They reached the back gate and slipped out. Once they were down the road a little ways Braden let go of her hand. “School isn’t necessary. You’ll learn that soon enough.”

“Well in order to get a job or anywhere Braden you need to have a diploma. But it’s your life you do what you want with it. where are we going?”

He gave her a smirk but kept walking. “You’ll see. Soon enough.”

They came upon a shabby house, the shutters were hanging crooked, the door was a dark forest green compared to the panels of the house that were a