Chapter 96

Eugene frowned unhappily. “Don’t follow me around. I have business to tend to.” Then, he told Nathan, “You coming or not, Nathan?”

Eugene frowned unhappily. “Don’t follow me around. I have business to tend to.” Then, he told Nathan, “You coming or not, Nathan?”

“Of course I am,” Nathan replied. He told Old Man Nolan that he would come another time and left the house behind them.

Silence was their companion in the car until Olivia whispered to her son, who appeared to be unhappy, “What happened to you?”

Eugene listened intently. If he was right, North didn’t talk to him that much earlier.

North was playing with his phone. “Nothing,” he said.

“Are you upset?” Olivia was curious.

“No.” North took a deep breath.

Then, Eugene interjected in an attempt to make conversation, “What’s the story you told Great-grandpa today, North?”

“Nothing,” North answered indifferently.

What happened? He’s fine in the afternoon,

up. “We moved to a new place. It’s just a hop, skip, and jump away from

grabbed his attention, since he was a kid after all. “Why are

“So you can

take

this between us. We don’t

annoyed. “At least whisper when you talk

raised his chin.

the truth,”

until three in the morning. I kept telling him I want to sleep, but he kept saying ‘last game’ every time.”

going to hit him. “Can you be more responsible? I thought I

we didn’t!” Nathan dodged her hit and pointed at North. “Hey, we

at him. “I’m just

him angrily, Nathan declared, “You little snitch! No more

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