Chapter 43

Scott was now outside with Avi, where he'd just jumped into one of the lines to do some of the exercises, just because he wanted to. At some point they took a break for lunch, which was eaten in what looked like a small cafeteria, attached to the kitchen. Albert, the commander, and a few select others, ate in a different room that looked more like a large living room. The Pentatonix Pack was also invited into this room, but while the others filed in, Scott waited for Mitch to come out of the kitchen, because he'd been assigned to watching them cook lunch and helping out with whatever he could. Once Mitch came out of the kitchen with a plate of food for both himself and Scott, they sat in the cafeteria with everyone else, rather than in the other room with their pack. Scott simply said that he didn't want to accept any special treatment until he felt that he deserved it. Mitch argued, of course. But when Scott made his final decision by sitting down in the cafeteria, Mitch obviously was