Chapter 101

My mom looked back at me and whispered, “Shit...Dylan’s home.”

I nodded before she quickly pulled away from me. She opened the door to reveal Dylan standing there in his football uniform.

He asked if Mike was home yet, and she told him no that he should still be at work. Dylan said that they were leaving for the game early, so he had to get going.

I stayed hidden behind the door while my mom told him that we would be there soon to cheer him on. Then, she told him goodbye, and he left. She closed the door and turned back to me.

She whispered, “He’s...