I Left Before Sunrise and Let the Truth Wake Them Up

and tucked the pages back in, neat, because somebody had to be neat.

“No,” I said. “You had years to do that.”

Dad’s phone rang.

Every head turned.

He looked at the screen and didn’t answer.

Bank.

It rang again almost right away.

Then Mom’s phone buzzed.

Then Brandon’s.

He looked down and his whole body tightened.

Kyle, probably. Or somebody at the dealership.continue reading …