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know things couldn’t get much worse. We were already living in a car. He didn’t need to know that pretty soon our car would be out of gas and we’d really be screwed.
    Once I picked him up, we got some fast food and ordered from the dollar menu again. It was all I could afford to buy without a kitchen to use for preparation. I had to make the tips I’d received stretch as far as possible.
    I parked near his school , so I wouldn’t have to drive back and waste gas, and we sat and did his homework together. When night came, he curled up in the back and I got as comfortable as possible in the front passenger’s seat.
    Kyle set the alarm on his watch, so I let myself fall into a deep sleep. It had been days since I’d actually gotten any sleep. I was in the middle of a decent dream, starring Sebastian Black, when I woke abruptly to the sound of thumping on the window above my head.
    I jumped up and pulled the blanket closer to my body. Once my eyes adjusted to the early morning light, a police officer came into focus.
    He l ooked down at me with furrowed brows, tapping on the glass again. “Miss, we need you to open the door.”
    Looking past him, I saw two other officers. One as round as he was tall, and one who looked like he’d just graduated from high school.
    W e’d overslept. I knew this because teachers were already starting to pull up and make their way into the school. All eyes were on my car, as it was surrounded by police cars. I didn’t understand why they had to have their flashing blue lights on. We weren’t criminals on the run. It didn’t make any sense.
    I reached out and popped the door open letting in the cold air. Kyle sat up at that exact minute with wide, shifty eyes.
    “Roz?” he asked nervously.
    “It’s okay, Kyle. Just stay back there.”
    I crawled out of the car closing the door behind me and rubbed at my arms. It was freezing and I’d left my jacket inside the car.
    “We had some reports about an abandoned car outside of the school. Some of the staff were worried.” The police officer’s expression changed and he shook his head. “Are you and this young man living in this car, miss?”
    I didn’t want to answer him, but I didn’t have any other choice. “No. I accidently locked us out of the house last night and I didn’t want him to be late for school this morning. I’m sorry, officer. I’ll move the car right now. Thank you, but all is well.” I started to move closer to the door.
    I thought I was home free , until I felt a hot hand on my wrist. I looked up to see the round officer staring back at me with pinched lips and knowing eyes.
    “I’m sorry, miss. We’re going to need to take the young man into custody until it’s verified that everything is indeed well.”
    I shook him from my wrist and turned to open the car door. I obviously wasn’t thinking clearly since all I could think about was outrunning the cops. “No. That’s not necessary. Like I said, we’re fine and I’m taking him home right now.”
    No matter how many times I said those words, the police officer didn’t listen. He pushed me to the side and pulled open the backdoor.
    “ Roz!” Kyle said in a full on panic. His tone tore at my heart and fear roared through my body.
    He struggled in the officer’s arms and reached out for me with tears on his cheeks, as they pulled him to the car with the blue lights on.
    “Roz, please help!”
    I pushed and fought against the other two, while my little brother was thrown into the back of the police car like a common criminal. 
    I lost it. Pulling free from the hands that held me, I ran to the car and pounded on the glass. Kyle’s tear-stained face stared back at me.
    “Miss, if you don’t stop , we’re going to have to take you into custody.”
    I heard the cop talking , but I wasn’t processing it. I lost all track of reason. Reaching down, I picked up a rock and threw it at the window. The rock went through, leaving a gaping hole in its