CHAPTER 7
THE JOURNEY BACK to Richmond took the rest of the day. Darly was furious with me for leaving, and Mom ended up in tears, even though I promised to come back by the weekend. I wasn’t sure Mom totally believed my excuse about having to comfort a friend who’d just broken up with her boyfriend, either.
Chester stood with her on the front porch, looking unimpressed by my sudden announcement. Only Mason seemed ambivalent. He simply waved as he headed off up the street, no doubt going to visit Reggie and get into some sort of mischief.
Barrett did a reasonable job of playing my imaginary friend’s brother, then drove me to the airport, carried my hastily packed suitcase into the terminal, and waited until I got on the plane. Business class, no less. It was a whole world of difference
