Devon arrived as he promised, and my mates took him into the study. For close to an hour, they stayed in there, interrogating him about his plans. I stayed outside with Chris, who was undoubtedly fed up with me as we tried to listen to their conversation. It was fruitless, though.

As the room was soundproofed, we couldn't hear anything from out there.

Had my mates not checked on me when I entered the study with my mum, I would have likely cried until all the tears dried in my eyes and none of ...