Chapter 13

Instead, once Matthew sat down opposite him, he asked questions about New York. Calvin’s art. Growing up in Watson Park. Nearly every word that came out of his mouth was aimed at drawing information from Calvin, rather than the other way around.

So Calvin talked. A lot. And learned two very important facts.

Eli had been right about the man being a good listener. Matthew responded in ways that meant he’d actually heard what Calvin said, taking old information to learn new. That was a trick most people never mastered.

But more importantly, Calvin discovered just how lonely Matthew really was.