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behind him, and faced him. “This better be good. You just saw me not too long ago, so I don’t see why you couldn’t have told me this so-called important and very personal stuff then.”
He shook his head. “Actually, I couldn’t.”
“Why not?”
“Because this is…new, something I didn’t know yet.”
“If it’s about Kaylee, tell her yourself. I can’t get through to her, and I’m sick of trying. She’s acting like a five-year-old let loose in a candy store, and nothing I say is going to change what she wants to do.”
“It isn’t about her. I told you that already.”
She crossed her arms. “Fine. What’s it about then? What could you possibly need to tell me?”
“It’s about my stepbrother. I need you to talk to Logan for me.”
She lifted an eyebrow. “About what? Why can’t you talk to him yourself?”
Charlie shrugged, then nervously picked at his nails, unable to meet her eyes. “I’ve tried.”
“And?”
“Well, I have it on good authority he might… need me soon.”
Now, she was really confused. Is this just more of Charlie’s bullshit, all wrapped up in a neat, new package? If it is, I’m gonna kick his bony ass , she thought. His riddles and drama were the last things she needed at that moment. Her stress was at an all-time high, between her major test coming up, Royale, and a cousin who was rapidly turning into a junkie, not to mention a composition to finish, one that would determine the highest percentage of her GPA. “You’re gonna have to spell this one out for me, Charlie,” she said quietly, trying to keep her anxiety down.
He paced the room, and she noticed for the first time that his body moved quite like Logan’s. “Has Logan ever told you about the first time we met?” he asked, turning to face her.
Exasperated almost beyond reason, she gritted her teeth and spat, “No.”
“I see. Well, my dad’s a bastard, as you know.”
“Yeah, I got that.”
“Well, my dad and Logan’s mom had been dating for a few weeks and decided it was time to introduce their kids to each other. They already knew then that they were gonna get married and all. Dad was willing because Logan’s mom had a house and a reliable income. I hate to say it, but she fell in love easily, and she’s kind of… a doormat, I guess.”
Ashley impatiently tapped a toe. “Can you get to the point?”
He held up one finger. “I’m getting there, but you’ll never get it if you don’t know the backstory. It’d be like trying to sing a song without knowing the chorus.”
She nodded. “Go on,” she said, studying his face. Charlie was always so closed off, and Logan was often the same way. Ashley knew that was left over from their difficult childhood. It saddened her that they were both so scarred, but the more she got to know Charlie the more she realized they were so different, yet so alike in so many ways.
Charlie cleared his throat. “Anyway, this one night, Dad announced that we were going over there. I didn’t really care one way or the other. I mean, half the time he left me home alone.”
She interjected, “But weren’t you just a kid?”
He nodded. “Yeah, but I preferred being alone over being with him, because he was drunk all the damn time. Anyway, I didn’t really care if I went or not. See, ever since he’d started sleeping with Logan’s mom, he’d been leaving me home alone even more. He’d go over there and spend the night and drag himself in the door right around the time I was getting up. He was always pissed if I missed the bus, which was pretty often. I was in preschool or something, then grade school, but… Well, anyway, I guess I figured he spent more time over there because he liked Logan more than me, ya know?”
She didn’t actually know, but a wave of pity swept over her anyway. What kind of monster does that to his little boy? Just leaves him alone all night long and expects him to get ready for preschool by himself? She looked at
He shook his head. “Actually, I couldn’t.”
“Why not?”
“Because this is…new, something I didn’t know yet.”
“If it’s about Kaylee, tell her yourself. I can’t get through to her, and I’m sick of trying. She’s acting like a five-year-old let loose in a candy store, and nothing I say is going to change what she wants to do.”
“It isn’t about her. I told you that already.”
She crossed her arms. “Fine. What’s it about then? What could you possibly need to tell me?”
“It’s about my stepbrother. I need you to talk to Logan for me.”
She lifted an eyebrow. “About what? Why can’t you talk to him yourself?”
Charlie shrugged, then nervously picked at his nails, unable to meet her eyes. “I’ve tried.”
“And?”
“Well, I have it on good authority he might… need me soon.”
Now, she was really confused. Is this just more of Charlie’s bullshit, all wrapped up in a neat, new package? If it is, I’m gonna kick his bony ass , she thought. His riddles and drama were the last things she needed at that moment. Her stress was at an all-time high, between her major test coming up, Royale, and a cousin who was rapidly turning into a junkie, not to mention a composition to finish, one that would determine the highest percentage of her GPA. “You’re gonna have to spell this one out for me, Charlie,” she said quietly, trying to keep her anxiety down.
He paced the room, and she noticed for the first time that his body moved quite like Logan’s. “Has Logan ever told you about the first time we met?” he asked, turning to face her.
Exasperated almost beyond reason, she gritted her teeth and spat, “No.”
“I see. Well, my dad’s a bastard, as you know.”
“Yeah, I got that.”
“Well, my dad and Logan’s mom had been dating for a few weeks and decided it was time to introduce their kids to each other. They already knew then that they were gonna get married and all. Dad was willing because Logan’s mom had a house and a reliable income. I hate to say it, but she fell in love easily, and she’s kind of… a doormat, I guess.”
Ashley impatiently tapped a toe. “Can you get to the point?”
He held up one finger. “I’m getting there, but you’ll never get it if you don’t know the backstory. It’d be like trying to sing a song without knowing the chorus.”
She nodded. “Go on,” she said, studying his face. Charlie was always so closed off, and Logan was often the same way. Ashley knew that was left over from their difficult childhood. It saddened her that they were both so scarred, but the more she got to know Charlie the more she realized they were so different, yet so alike in so many ways.
Charlie cleared his throat. “Anyway, this one night, Dad announced that we were going over there. I didn’t really care one way or the other. I mean, half the time he left me home alone.”
She interjected, “But weren’t you just a kid?”
He nodded. “Yeah, but I preferred being alone over being with him, because he was drunk all the damn time. Anyway, I didn’t really care if I went or not. See, ever since he’d started sleeping with Logan’s mom, he’d been leaving me home alone even more. He’d go over there and spend the night and drag himself in the door right around the time I was getting up. He was always pissed if I missed the bus, which was pretty often. I was in preschool or something, then grade school, but… Well, anyway, I guess I figured he spent more time over there because he liked Logan more than me, ya know?”
She didn’t actually know, but a wave of pity swept over her anyway. What kind of monster does that to his little boy? Just leaves him alone all night long and expects him to get ready for preschool by himself? She looked at
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