It was like a receiving line at a wedding. Somehow, Josh and his parents ended up by the exit door, accepting congratulations and well-wishes from anyone who cared to give them on their way out. I was never letting him out of my sight again. take care of one another." From several pews away, Josh and I stared into each other's eyes. "So while I expect all of you to welcome Josh back with open arms, I must remind you to exercise caution on campus and off, report anything suspicious, and please, just. "I hate to remind you of this terrible fact, but this means there is still a killer out there somewhere."Īny remaining whispers and murmurs died. "We all need to stick together now more than ever," the dean said. All of them had Josh convicted and sentenced a week ago. "While I'm sure we can all agree that this is very good news, and not a surprise to any of us-" Except Noelle. "Silence, please!" He banged the podium a few times with the heel of one hand until everyone finally sat down again. His father clapped along with the student body. Josh went bright red and hung his head sheepishly. I laughed as everyone jumped to their feet and applauded and hollered. You'd think a gladiator had just slain a lion on the chapel floor.
"Joshua Hollis has officially been cleared of any wrongdoing in the death of Thomas Pearson." There was a huge roar. He looked tired and pissed and about ready to retire. He looked anything but extremely pleased. "It is my extreme pleasure to make the following announcement," Dean Marcus said. Probably because they were dying to hear what was going to happen next. "Silence, please." Somehow, everyone in the room managed to shut up.
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