Chapter 19

As the screen door slams shut, Joey steps up to the other side. “Brian,” he sighs. His voice is impossibly close in my ear. “I thought we were going to watch the game—”

“I’ll be back shortly.” Without looking at him, I hurry down the steps and through the gate. I feel him watching me and I know he wants to call me back, the words are on the tip of his tongue, any second now he’ll say my name again, stop me in my tracks…