“There’s no point to this, Juno, neither you, nor your family are getting out of here.”
Sasha didn’t bother to sneer. If Juno had to pick one thing that was really buzzing his bonnet over this whole thing, it was the way Sasha Wire, Ms. Teacher’s Pet, Ms. Everyone’s Favourite, Ms. Practically Perfect in Every Way, didn’t sound smug.
She sounded tired.
Like she’d just…given up. Given in. Like this whole thing, all of it, was inevitable and they were just playing their roles.
He’d felt like that once. Not even that long ago. Like someone had attached wires to him and was dragging him along, puppeting him through his own life. Juno had felt the same desire then as he did now. And now, it wasn’t just his own life on the line, it was his family’s too.
Come on, buddy. You and your new family can get out of here. You got your ‘plan B’ option right here. You know what you gotta do...