Chapter 20
Paul didn't go back into the house when he and Raff returned
from breakfast. Instead he went and found his own car (which one of
the Crew had brought back from the park for him). It was parked
three streets over from the house, so Paul just had Raff drop him
off there, explaining that he needed to run a few errands and think
some things through. He said that he'd be back around dinnertime
and that he'd talk to him then. Raff seemed very understanding and,
like any member of the Crew, knew better than to pry too deeply
into a friend's private affairs.
He got on the highway and then made his way to 17 South, headed
back towards Santa Cruz. He'd left his things in the motel room
there and hadn't actually bothered to check out yet, so he figured
he'd better do that befo
