Demetri had convinced himself he'd done it out of tough love, but that facade didn't last. No, he had done it to hurt Eli, hoping he felt even a shred of the grief he'd been dishing out to him all summer. Everyone thought Hawk was hardcore, but Demetri ripped off the mask to reveal the truth.
Now everyone knew the real Eli.
He hoped he might've gotten more satisfaction out of that than he did, but it didn't take long for the sharpness of spite to erode, leaving Demetri with a sinking feeling in his gut. "What have I done?"