I didn’t come out of the back until the end of the day and I was so on edge while we were driving home that I kept my head down through the entire ride and kept all my windows shut just in case.

“You need to get out of the house Charlie,” Greg said as I sat across him in the living room. “You can’t stay locked in here forever.”

“What if they’re here for me?” I asked. “If they see me then its game over. I’m going to get punished for running away ...