"The uncle came to me and told me." I sat down on the edge of Gerogene's cot, my face calm. "He also came to me and badgered my mother, wanting to remarry. Eventually, my mother did a DNA report. He seemed a little testy, and after he left our house that day, he was found by the creditor, and he ran away overnight."

Calvin looked at me with drooping eyelashes, feeling a little uncomfortable. He knew I was angry with Philip Brown on the surface, but in reality I had a deep bond with my father.

"He's been hiding outside for a while. He may be a drug addict. He...