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"But he’s not allowed visitors" I hold e

"Yeah, he is" Seth sets his phone down on his knee and takes a deep breath "I just got a text fro that not only is Kayden allowed to have visitors but he’s leaving the facility today"

I stop in the middle of the rooh I’d never adain Thatthat had happened between us was just ain "Should ait for hio see him?" I stare at the open bathrooets up from the bed and steps into o pick him up

Luke said that histo take hio pick him up and take him somewhere"

I raise my chin up and hs at me and his face turns red and his eyes water over "He’s nineteen years old, Callie We can’t kidnap hio"

"But isn’t he supposed to be being watched?"

"What? At his parents’ house? With his dad?"

I free an unsteady breath froaway"

Seth steps closer to me, places his hands on my shoulders, and fixes his eyes on me "You want to knohat I think? I think that you’re afraid"

I hug ainst"Of what?"

"About hearing the whole story about that night I think you’re afraid of the truth"

"But what is the truth exactly?" I ask

Seth gives a lopsided sently shakes my shoulders

"That’s for you to find out because he needs you"

He’s right I’ht holds and that I’ll have to admit that it’sto kill hi to leave ain, and I need hih?" I wonder "My mom’s made it really clear that she doesn’t want hirin spreads across his face "You leave that toand tell your one for a couple of days"

My eyebrows dip together "You’re not going to tell rin widens and his hands leave my shoulders and reunite with his sides "It’s called a surprise road trip, Callie"

I drag my hand across ?"

"No, but I’ve never been one for wise ideas," he says "I believe in irrational, fleeting decisions that keep life interesting

And life needs to be interesting because we’ve got only one of them to live"

I smile and it almost feels real "You are theperson I’ve ever met"

He wraps his ar I drop e I don’t panic I just enjoy it Because Seth is ho for a while and then let each other go I gather up et hi to be that easy

Because reuniting with so you’ve lost rarely is, especially when you’re not sure who exactly you’re reuniting with

Chapter 5

41 Eat a lot of pancakes

Kayden

My , just like she proon the inside, like shards of glass are roao ho in her tone I don’t like, a warning maybe of aits for me at ho Doug what really happened At least I’d finally be getting it off my chest But then I think of what that means--of what I’ll have to admit and face Every punch, every kick, a childhood packed with torturous memories I’ll have to feel it and I don’t have a knife or razor to turn it off

"Yeah," I finally answer as I fold up a pair of jeans and put the