Chapter 6Clutching the beam, Joe pulled himself up and down, but his biceps were already shaking with strain. He could barely get through his usual set. He was exhausted.
From his cot, Dubois sighed out impatiently. “Why do you insist on doing those ridiculous exercises?” He was stretched out on his back, staring at Joe from over his book. “We were both out there, working like horses all day and―”
“It keeps me calm.” Joe lifted himself up off the ground again. “I can’t just lie there the way you do.”
Dubois hid his face behind his book again. There was tension between them this evening. Dubois’s moods always changed so quickly, but Joe figured he must have done something wrong to upset him.
After a moment, Dubois threw his book on the ground. “I despise her. Oh, and I hate him too. The
