Wicked Games (SINNERS OF BABYLON PREP) by Kristin Buoni EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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CAREY
“Take the deal, Carey. Trust me.”
I chewed on my bottom lip, glumly staring at the opposite
wall. The air hung heavy with the weight of my predicament,
and the faded faux-wood-paneled walls seemed to be closing
in on me, squeezing the air from my lungs. I couldn’t show
my fear, though. Where I came from, you never showed
weakness. Not unless you wanted to get totally fucked by life.
“Carey?” The public defender—a graying man named Mr.
Tellier—leaned forward. “Did you hear me?”
I frowned. “I’m not taking the deal. It isn’t right.”
He sighed wearily and drummed the end of his pen
against the table. “What are you talking about?”
“There’s something off about it. I mean, way off,
” I
replied. “It’s just too good to be true. Don’t you think?”
Tellier leaned back again. “I’ll admit it’s a bit odd, and it
really came out of left field, but it’s completely legitimate.
I’ve checked all the details and contacted everyone involved
to confirm everything,
” he said. “To be honest, it’s the
opportunity of a lifetime. I’m surprised you haven’t jumped
right on it.”
I pursed my lips and went silent again. Clearly, he wasn’t
seeing what I was seeing when I looked at the so-called
‘deal’ that had miraculously landed in my lap earlier this
evening. The best boarding school on the West Coast—
actually, probably the best school in the entire country—
wouldn’t just offer a scholarship to a random wayward teen
from a shitty backwoods town for no damn reason.
Especially not when that teen was facing multiple charges
that could sully the school’s pristine reputation.
Tellier’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Carey, you know why
the prosecution is dragging your case out like this, right?”
“Yes.”
“Your eighteenth birthday is in two weeks,
” he went on,
ostensibly deciding that I didn’t actually know why the other
side was dragging out my case with delay after delay. “Right
now, it’s up to the discretion of the judge whether you’re
tried in the juvenile court or moved up to be tried as an adult.
If we keep letting them drag all of this out, you’ll become a
legal adult, and then there’ll no longer be any doubt about it.
You’ll be tried as an adult.”
“Would that really be so bad?”
Tellier arched a brow. “Depends. Do you think a prison
sentence is bad?”
“Point taken.” I sighed and rubbed my temple. “But I still
can’t take the deal.”
“Why not?”
“Because part of taking it involves me admitting guilt so I
can accept the rehabilitation terms. And I’m not guilty. I
can’t admit to something I didn’t do.”
“Perhaps I didn’t explain the terms clearly enough,
”
Tellier said, tapping on the paperwork. “If you sign the deal,
you won’t have an official criminal record. It will be
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