Matthews finally agreed to drop me off near the school. I called Bree back to let her know where to meet me, then we rode in silence until we made it to the McDonald’s two blocks away from school. It wasn’t until we were pulling up that I remembered that everyone hung out there, but since it was early in the morning, not too many people were around.Mr. Matthews cruised to a stop, and I reached for the door handle, but his hand on my arm kept me from getting out.“I don’t know who did this to you, but you’re not helping him any by not saying anything,” he said.I opened my mouth to speak, but he stopped me. “I’ve got a daughter about your age, and I would be sick if some creep put his hands on her, but I would be hurt if she didn’t tell me. Don’t you think your parents need to know?”“I’ll tell them,” I said, not sure if I really would. The more I thought about it, maybe I had overreacted. In all the time I had known Allen, he had never really done anything as crazy as last night.
