I don’t buy it, either.
This reeks of the Jon Snow Is Dead cliffhanger from GOT.
Kit swore he was dead and not coming back.
Never believed it for a second.
You simply cannot kill off the pivotal character.
He’s going to Auburn in the fall. He’s been posting about going to Auburn.
He’s done with his contract.
He wants to be a normal kid. He’s not even going to a fancy college. Auburn isn’t a SJW type of college.