"Of course you'd defend him. You're both Foster delinquents!" the man snorted.

Ben looked at him in shock. "That's not fair! We're good kids! We get good grades!"

"And you talk back to your elders. Shut up and sit down there while I decide what to do with you! I'm of a mind to kick you both out!" the man pointed to the chairs outside his office.

Ben sat next to Richard and tried to get him to speak but he wouldn't even look at him.

They sat and waited. And waited. Ben kept an eye on the clock and began to get worried. They still had a long way...