After telling Amy to wait in her seat, Gary quickly headed over to Kai. The teenager hadn't been sure that the other would actually come through, since his only reply had been [I'll see what I can do]. His upperclassman wasn't a magical wish granting genie after all and with what had happened in Slough, it wouldn't have surprised him if he might have been occupied with something else.
Seeing him come through the door, especially with someone who looked older than them, made Gary feel hopeful. As for the reason he had told Amy to stay behind, it was because he definitely didn't want her to be involved in any of this mess that he was currently in.
“Be honest, do you get a kick out of ignoring all my warnings?” Kai asked in a slightly annoyed tone as he scratched his head. “I mean seriously, it's not like I asked you to stay put in a cell or anything. Yet here we are, not only have you gone out but you somehow managed to end up in the hospital, even though you have a match tomorrow.”
Gary had only told Kai what he needed and that he was in the hospital, rather than explaining the whole situation. It would have been hard to go over everything via text. On top of that, if only the older teenager knew what his underclassman really had been through, perhaps he would give him some slack… or maybe an even bigger ear full.
“I'm sorry Kai. I just…” Gary stopped there. It was undeniable that he had initially gone out despite the risk of being caught by the Underdogs. It was only later that he had hurried to save his family. “It's my mother…”
The high schooler went on to explain the details further, about how his mother got attacked in the supermarket, what condition he had found her in, how he had carried her over here and about the hospital staff needing an adult to take care of the two siblings, as well as sign off on a few documents here and there.
After telling him the full story, Gary had been half expecting Kai to make some snide remark, but instead the look on his face had changed to one filled with sympathy. Surprising him even more, Kai placed a hand on Gary's shoulder.
“My condolences. I would have done the same if it had been my mother.” Kai spoke. “You're the gang leader, so of course I'll do whatever I can to help you out. Since I'm one year off from being an adult myself, I brought her here to act as your guardian.”
Chapter end
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