“Everything’s under control, believe me.” I got up and set my cup in the sink. I wasn’t in the mood to listen to her.
“They’ll fire you over this!”
“They’re not firing anybody. You know why? Because if he even thinks of mentioning any of this, I’ll fucking kill him.”
My mother looked shocked, and she turned to my brother for some kind of explanation. But Taylor told her coolly, “And if he doesn’t, I will.”
“What in heaven’s name!” My mother stood. She was furious, and the combination of her anger and her tiny frame might have been funny in a different context, but not right now. “Tell me right now what’s going on!” she said.
My brother gave her the short version, as I felt myself getting more and more angry. I couldn’t stand to hear it again, how half the town had seen Kam naked, how she’d been recorded without her consent…
Kam hadn’t wanted to press charges.
But if she wasn’t going to do something, I was.
Danny Walker’s days at Carsville High were numbered. I was sure about that.
