Summary

In Chapter 15, Max realized that no one will come to his rescue. His parents thought he was at his grandmother’s house for the weekend, and his grandmother thought he was at home. He was supposed to babysit his grandmother’s dog for a weekend while she was away. She canceled her plans, but he did not tell his parents that. He had intended to hang out with Brandon all weekend.

This gave him some time to finally think about his life. He grudgingly admitted that his family was good. However, his situation was bad. Additionally, he had no one else to blame but himself for it. If he had told his parents about Thug, this might not have happened. He had been lying to them for days. Every time they asked how things were, he told them they were good...