"You don't have to do that."

"I'm taking one for the team. And yeah, I do. You go to school with drug dealers. It's one thing going to school with bullies. As far as I know, there are only four of us in the known universe. James got locked up, Sly doesn't care, and that leaves you and me. I'm not letting you get damaged."

I began to laugh. It wasn't funny, but I had to laugh or I would cry. "And how do you intend to do this?"

"You forget I worked in the school ...