“Come with me please!” Renee was tugging on Gabriel’s arm.

“Are you gonna let go if I say yes? I need to use this arm to get my books from my locker.”

“Haha. Yes, I’ll let go.” Gabriel felt like this was the first time he saw her smile in forever.

“Hey, why don’t you rhyme when you talk anymore?”

“I can’t waste my time with petty things like that anymore. I have more important things.”

They headed to the police station right after school. Renee explained everything and Gabriel was there as witness. Lucky for her mom, they didn’t talk to the same cop from the hospital. Gabriel asked why and Renee explained how she didn’t want to be on her own.

Dane was eventually sent to jail. Renee was much happier than her mother was about the way things turned out. Gabriel went back to just talking to Renee and watching her closely as she ranted happily about poetry.

But good things all come to an end.