#Chapter41

Late Night Chats

Patty

After sharing a Slurpee with Nate, I went about with my business. That meant school and my part-time job since I was trying to save for school. A scholarship and grants help, but I needed to make up the difference.

Each evening, someone tapped on my windowsill, only to find Nate standing there. The light from my window illuminated a part of him while the night hid the rest. If it weren’t for a hint of light, I wouldn’t recognize him.

Every night was something different with him. He’s looking for my brother, he’s bored, so forth and so on. I didn’t mind. We ended...