Kendi: Backlash, Pressure, Survival Eyes watching. Lines tightening. One move from being boxed in.

I thought the hardest part would be keeping my parents from finding out that I'd fallen in love.I was completely wrong.Getting caught at a bus stop with both of my crushes at the same time? Yeah. Plan B was also a terrible idea.Now Uncle Lenana doesn't just have Leo's ID and phone number. He's probably already plotting how to make Leo disappear from my life forever.And Nationals are right around the corner. I should really be focusing on chess. Instead, my thoughts keep circling around two people.Alex.Leo.And if Dad finds out why I've suddenly lost focus on chess, tennis-basically everything-I'm looking at being grounded until the next solar eclipse.But that's not even what scares me most.I'm afraid of what my family might do to Leo.And what all of this might do to Alex's already fragile world.Kate, the sarcastic voice in my head, isn't worried: "Relax. Your uncles will take care of the problem soon enough."