Her foster mother wasn’t much better. Japanese sex Fear crept into her belly. Or was it rationalization? “Help!” She put her foot in his lap. “Why don’t I have a say? One day, they’ll all be tall and ugly, and you’ll be short and gorgeous, like your mother.”
“That’ll be the day,” she said. “Why do you think Darlene doesn’t give me the time of day?” He sighed. Comments, I work for comments, not for free.The next day at school, Evan scanned the cafeteria before putting his tray on the table and sliding in across from Jason Barnes, his best friend. Deana’s face showed strain. Those games probably opened a door into the dark places he went when he was… “I’m sorry,” she said. “What do you think?”
“I think you have,” he said. Evan let his sister’s seat fallback. I wonder if Darlene had any brothers or sisters.”
He drove on, mindlessly playing with her toes, considering her
