Page 4 (1/2)

"Mason, really--"

"I won’t" Well… "I’ll try not to I just want to say thanks for always letting us stay here and for letting Logan come with me"

Genuine warmth sparked in her eyes and her hand fell from her chest As a fond smile lit up her face, a diood care of him I know you do"

I nodded I wasn’t there to talk about Logan so I said, "Anyway, I wanted you to know that I will never purposely get Nate in trouble" I turned away, then turned back "Thank you" Then I took off When I got downstairs, Nate and Logan were both on the couch Neither said anything aboutwas said about not eating it As we ate and watched a ain ere getting ready for bed And she cooked breakfast for us in the aze on ht the worst of me, but I didn’t knohat to do I owed Nate’s fahts or painful silence, we could always go there One of his parents was always there That felt good, for soan glanced up at me "Nate’s ht you didn’t need help with it"

"I didn’t It was nice, though, so I didn’t tell her that"

Anger blastedhis homeith an adult I wasn’t wise or old, but fk, I knew there was soot to the house and went inside I ignored the cold feeling in our own hohting later I saw a note on the table and read that ht would be an askedto tell Mom we’re home?"

"Yeah" I pointed to his room "Get ready for bed It’s late"

"Okay" He took off, but turned around "Thanks for taking me with you this weekend"

I nodded "Go to bed, punk"

"Yeah, yeah," he gru into his room down the hallway

I went intoher ere ho them updates; I knew she would’ve this time I didn’t want to see my mom I didn’t want to see if she asted or passed out I went to bed instead

"You can’t bring theroaning Again This was fking happening again I glanced at

My dad yelled back, "This is ridiculous, Helen OurWe need to stop this charade"

"Charade?" She laughed Her voice was h the floor, so I threw on a shirt and headed to the hallway Her voice became clearer as I did, so I knew they were in the front entrance, right belowyou the facts Your children are being affected by this Stop bringing your woain"

"Helen"