He turned to go, then called over his shoulder, “Call me when you feel better, okay?”
Kade didn’t answer, and Henry was sure it was because they were back in the silent zone. Henry waited a few minutes, hoping against hope that Kade would relent and open his door, but another song came on and Kade turned the volume up even more.
Dejected, Henry moved back to the living room, where he slid into his flip-flops and pulled his T-shirt over his head. He took his drink out to the kitchen and poured the contents down the drain, then rinsed the glass out and set it upside down on the counter. He took a tea towel from the refrigerator handle and went back into the living room, where he wiped away the spilled liquor and the damp ring his glass had left on the coffee table.
Last, he picked up the
