52

Connor Sullivan

"Hey! You're here!"

I flinched when Ricky Kruger called me.

"What's up? Cat got your tongue? Don't worry, I didn't bring my gang here, so you can rest easy." He reassured me, and I slowly look up.

I sighed in relief when his other ten gang members weren't there with him, but instead, he came to the back alley with another person.

A really DIFFERENT type of person from all his gang members or even his fellow jocks.

He wore glasses like me, but his style and confidence were apparent unlike mine and any other nerds that I know. Also, he has a straight back.

He weaved a smile before walking to the entrance of the back alley and leaned himself against the wall as he waited.

I gulped down nervously when Ricky suddenly scooted near me.

"Do you have a bank account?" He took out his smartphone. "I can't really hand you a literal nine thousand dollars cash straight to your face, you REALLY will get mugged sooner or