Chapter 48

"After the first few times I was mean to you and pushed you away, I quickly realized that the more I bullied you, the less my dad cared about you. I know it was a fucked up mentality to have, but bullying you ensured that I still got to be around you and make sure you were always okay while also keeping you distanced enough that my dad forgot about you. When I was eventually sent away, I knew Kelly would look after you when it came to my dad, but I made sure there was someone watching out at school, too. Do you remember that new kid from junior year, Dennis?" he asked. I gave him a look of bewilderment. What does that boy have anything to do with what we're talking about? "Hardly. I mean, he was nice and all, and I guess I had fun with him at prom, but I don't see how this has any relevance," I said. "I knew him through a friend of a friend while away. I paid him to look after you with the money I made doing odd jobs around our enclosed campus. Obviously, he d