Chapter 2
"Logan had been living with his older sister, Emily for a few weeks since his parents kicked him out for being gay. Emily also quit her waitressing job to become the girl's athletics coach. She and Coach Mellor got off to a rocky start, but I'll tell you about that another time. Anyway, Logan proved to be kind and always did what he was told. This frustrated Emily."
Emily and Lainey sat in the teachers' lounge eating lunch.
"So is your brother driving you absolutely crazy?" Lainey asked.
"Yes!" Emily exclaimed. "He always does what he's told and he's never out past curfew!"
"And that bothers you?" Lainey asked.
"I guess I just thought that he'd act out and I could lay down the law," Emily replied. "I just want to feel like a responsible guardian."
Later, Lainey arrived at the park to see Logan shooting hoops.
"Hey, Logan," Lainey said. "I need to talk to you."
Logan walked over to Lainey.
"What is it?" Logan asked.
"Your sister tells me how good you are," Lainey said. "You need to act out."
"Why would I act out?" Logan asked.
"Your sister has this weird obsession with wanting to lay down the law," Lainey said.
"Okay," Logan said. "I have a date with Ephram tonight. Emily wants me home by 9:00. I'll come home at 9:01!"
"You poor, poor person," Lainey said. "Let Lainey teach you how to be defiant.'
