?How's your brother these days?? he askedJared...
- Posted at 6:14 AM on Sunday, January 24, 2010 by oh6j3ome
?How's your brother these days?? he askedJared seemed to enjoy the questionIt relaxed him
to tease his visitorHe sat down and slouched against the wall halfway in front of my prison, at
ease, but with the gun still ready
My neck ached, seeming to comprehend that the hands that had crushed and bruised it were
very close by
?He's still fuming about his nose,? Ian said?Oh, well?it's not the first time it's been brokenI'll
tell him you said you were sorryNo one is ever sorry for hitting Kyle
They laughed quietly together; there was a sense of camaraderie in their amusement that
seemed wildly out of place while Jared held a gun loosely pointed in Ian's directionBut then,
the bonds that were forged in this desperate place must have been very strong
Ian sat tiffany and co. heart toggle necklace down on the mat next to JaredI could see his profile in silhouette, a black shape against
the blue lightI noticed that his nose was perfect?straight, aquiline, the kind of nose that I'd
seen in pictures of famous sculpturesDid that mean that others found him more bearable than
the brother whose nose was often broken? Or that he was better at ducking?
?So what do you want, Ian? Not just an apology for Kyle, I imagine
?Did Jeb tell you??
?I don't know what you're talking about
?They've given up the search
Jared didn't comment, but I could feel the sudden tension in the air around him
?We've been keeping a close watch for some change, but they never seemed overly anxious
The search never strayed from the area where we abandoned the car, and for the past few d
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