"Wow. Thanks for opening." That was a lot better than last time. Holden closed the door behind himself, put the chain back and then walked inside to, as it turned out, stand near Jonathan. There wasn't really much else to sit in, because the couch was filled with books and he didn't want to move them, just in case it upset Jonathan.

Now he had to think about how to approach this. No room for loopholes, that was the rule when dealing with Jonathan. "Tell me about school." Not a question, just a straight-up demand. "I need to know for the report."