Blackmailed by the Bully
Adam couldn’t blame him for thinking this entire thing was a joke.
“Pick then,” Adam pressed him.
“Are you… serious?” Jamie asked. Again, his eyes jumped to Ste. The choice was obvious.
“Ste, right?” Adam confirmed. “You wanna trade places with Ste?”
Jamie made a confused, worried face but nodded slowly.
“Okay, great, welcome to the gang,” Adam smiled at Jamie. He draped his arm over the boy’s shoulder and led him into the building, sensing the watchful eyes of the teachers who had to know about the bullying but never seemed to do much about it.