Chapter Eleven
Two weeks after Josh had gotten out of the detention center, Emily almost wished she hadn’t paid his bail. He was sulky, angry, and he didn’t care about anything. He’d been frustrating before he’d been arrested, but Emily didn’t recognize this Josh at all. When she pressed him about what had happened during his stay at the center, he got this tight-lipped look on his face and refused to answer the question.
That morning during her shift at the diner, she dreamed of going home early and taking a nap. Or sleeping for twelve hours. She’d lain awake all last night, tossing and turning, worrying herself to death about her brother.
And then when her thoughts decided they needed something new to agonize over, she thought of Phin Younger, and how stupid she’d felt leaving his off
