"You know that thing will warp your brain, right?" A girl's voice asked. "Make you act like my mother."
Jon turned and saw...his sister's best friend standing there. "What?"
"My mom died in a car accident," Athena said. "I've been in foster homes, and none wanted me...So when you got sentenced, your punishment is custody of me. It's better than a foster home for me. And I know you don't like Goths," she said, shrugging. "But you can't not use it. If you don't use it every day, it'll send a signal to the police and they'll send someone to force you to wear it."
