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It was a s unsteadily down the driveway He was slanced at Nate, he was staring raptly at that boy, as if he could see soe

His eyes glazed over and I could feel hiainst --maybe a recollection His breaths become harsher and he seemed to lose himself to some memory in the distance

"Hey" I placed my hand on his arm "You okay?"

For a moment, he looked at me like I wasn’t even there, and then a ruddy color washed over his cheeks

"Yeah, I’htened his back and inched away and I immediately lamented the closeness

Nate’s childhood hoo, I never would have guessed that this carefree guy had such a quiet intensity, a botto, more authentic,his eyes away fro back at us "If you go to the end of the street and turn left, I’ll show you the first bridge"

My tongue felt thick in ely sorry for hiivethat now sat on the backseat floor and removed the lens cap

"What are you up to?" Nate said in a tight voice as I ai a quick photo of your childhood home"

I snapped away even as I heard him inhale a sharp breath "Don’t do that for my benefit I don’t want it"

My head lifted back to look at hi why I could see so htmaybe another time A later time"

He shook his head almost violently "I won’t"

And then he see tooon his face That so about that house made him miserable and infuriated and fearful

And fuck, I wondered just what in the hell it was and whether it had anything to do with his prick of a father