GINGER:

I know Hu is like a ticking bomb, but I believe he is capable of so much more. He is just hurt, and he needs the right people-or person-to help him. I will not say I am the right person to help him, but I will try my best because I know how it feels. If I didn't have Caspian, I do not know what I would be doing at this point because he keeps the ill thoughts of harming myself away.

"Yes, we are friends," he replies as his grip on the chopsticks loosens. My heart calms a bit, and I think ...