I felt a stab of guilt. Had Leo been hiding away from everyone all this time? I should have sought him out. I should have introduced him to some of my old friends. ‘No!’ Leo shrieked again. And now what had happened? I darted through the trees, peering into the shadows. It was dark this far away from the house, the moon providing most of the light. And it was cold. I shivered in my dress. I saw movement behind a tree and stopped, my heart thudding. ‘Please don’t.’ Was Leo crying? ‘You pathetic little freak.’ ‘Gay boy.’ I crashed through the leaves, past the tree. There in a clearing, half hidden down a slope, were two guys from Flynn’s year. They were towering over a kneeling, shaking Leo. All three of them turned and stared at me. One of the guys from Flynn’s class swore. ‘Get lost, you stupid cow.’ I stopped running, shocked by the look of hatred on his face.
