Nathaniel's  POV:

       I never liked Jeff.

     The matter is not so much he dated someone.

    No, it is because he was with Chole.  

    I balled my hand into a fist.

    I hated the abuse he gave her.

   I felt she deserved better.

    I  knew it in my heart that I loved her.

   I  could not tell her.  

   I took Sarah away from there as soon as I could.

   I  held her back from whatever she planned to do.

  I could not just let Jeff harm her.

   It was bad enough he slapped Chole.

  I  took Sarah to the store.

  When I finished shopping for her, I took her to see the mayor.

   What was I thinking?

  I knew the mayor shipped me with his daughter.  

   It was no use.  Not when Chole was stuck on this Jeff fellow.

 In a competition, I was the loser.

 I  sighed as the mayor went on about how great I am with Chole.

   Tell her that then, not me, I thought.

    I  recalled the bruises I saw on her arms, her left ankle, and on her wrist.

 It was no wonder she flinched anytime I tried to hold her hand.

   I  decided to form a plan to rescue the girl with the long flowing blonde hair, sapphire-like eyes, and adorable smile.

   I  did not care if it killed me.

  I had to stop him.

 I could not just stand by forever and let him kill her.

  No, Chole must survive no matter what it took.

  I  was glad Andre agreed to watch Sarah for a few hours.

I went home and saw a package on my porch from FedEx.

  It was the present I ordered for Chole.   

I  felt my heart sink.  

  What if I never got to give it to her?

  Find out more in Chapter 5

  bye, bye little owlets!

-Summer out!