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.

upset. What happened? He’s fine in the afternoon, well, aside

to a new place. It’s just a hop, skip, and jump away

he was a kid

replied calmly, “So you can

just because you want him to take care of me at all

Keep this between us. We don’t want

whisper when you talk about secrets. Everyone and their mother could hear

raised his chin.

the truth,”

took me along and played until three in the morning. I kept telling him I want to sleep, but he

to hit him. “Can you be

dodged her hit and pointed at North. “Hey,

him. “I’m just telling the

angrily, Nathan declared, “You little snitch! No

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