Summary

Chapter 12 flashes back to 1985. Ben left a note for Krissi in her classroom. A teacher caught him and Ben lied, saying he was leaving something for his sister. The teacher noticed, however, that it was in Krissi’s box so Ben quickly left. With nowhere else to go, he visited an old warehouse where the high school dropouts would go to drink and get high. He’s never been to this place without Diondra, but he was hopeful he’d be accepted. When he got there, they asked about his injuries from earlier in the morning. He lied and said he got into a fight with Trey, one of Diondra’s friends, a self-proclaimed Satanist. Everyone was impressed, so Ben kept lying and pretended to be a Satanist, too. Trey arrived, and to Ben’s surprise he backed up Ben's claim. The two left...