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She studies the pictures of me and Razor and once she touches his leather jacket, which hangs on ive us a few minutes?"

It was one of thoseat once and then no noise After several beats of aard silence, Dad offers to buy ice crea after the door to the rooe from Denver’s book and bite my nails Mom and Iwe don’t kno to talk anyher in There’s no ease to our conversations It’s like we’re strangers now

"You’re still in love with hiaze "You’re still in love with Tho, I’ve done what you’ve asked I haven’t had contact with hi we check on says you haven’t, and deep inthat has happened, I still trust you"

That statement felt more like a sharp knife to my stomach than a compliment, and I try not to wince with the iust reinforces this "Neither does your father, but we’re realizing that if we don’t figure so to end up like Mia Ziggler on the back of a Terror bike and ill never see you again"

I scowl Mia Ziggler is becoranted a free pass to ask any question about club business and receive the answer, I’ about her

"So this is how it’s going to be," she says "We have reached an agreement with the board of the Terror Your father and I will allow supervised visits between you and Tho as his club promises that they’ll continue toI’et to see him?"

Mom holds up her hand "With rules, Bre Lots and lots of rules"

"I don’t care I’ll take the rules" Because as I’d pointed out toin the spring and then nothing can keep us apart But to be honest, I’d love to be with Razor and still have my family

Mom leaves the safety of her side of the room and sits on the bed next to me "I’m aware of the role or lack of a role that your father and I played in this and we’ve apologized for that"

She has and so has Dad, multiple ti Razor behind their back and for keeping the blackh the words have been said, we can’t find a way to h I would love to demand it" Mo to force it to curl, she sain or maybe"

Moet hair out of her face "Or start talking to ht I knew your hopes and your drea ht not ever have known you at all"

Moers with hers as the sadness and hurt from over the years climb out of the box I had shoved the in her eyes says differently and it hurts to know there’s nothing I can do about that, but there is so forward

I suck in a deep breath and dive into uncharted waters "In seventh grade, I walked in on Clara trying to commit suicide, and she told me if I told you, she’d do it, and if I kept silent, she’d never try it again, so I didn’t say anything I didn’t say anything and I realize now that rong and it eats me alive to think the reason she is how she is now is because I didn’t speak up then"

Mo I’veIt’s warm and it’s solid and it’s all I’ve wanted since I walked in that door in seventh grade Hot tears gather in the corners of my eyes, and as my body starts to quake, Mo to be okay"

RAZOR

WE PARK AT what appears to pass as a convention center in this ston I scan the area, trying to figure out which client would want to uys made sense

A prospect is with us and he stands by his bike as Dad, Eli and Pigpen take off their cuts and lay theed-mentally-insane-by-a-court set back"

The prospect turns green and Dad pats the guy’s ar "You’re in on this, Razor"

I slip off my cut and lay it with the others Sometimes, like school, this happens There are places that refuse people wearing club colors and then there are times that, out of respect, we take them off It’s rare, but as I said, it happens

We enter the building and receive plenty of terrified glances Lots of people here Fae Most of the My stride slohen I realize how many people are in uniforma private school uniform