“I know where you’re coming from, but…what if I had told him no? Or if I’d ratted him out? He still would’ve found some way to leave again. And then he really would have been on his own. I wouldn’t-…I won’t let that happen.”

Drift crosses his arms uncomfortably – getting the feeling that nothing he’s saying is really helping matters much. “I’m not trying to use this as an excuse for lying, it’s just…it’s not a chance I want to take.”