"Jesus, Kimberly. He made a mistake. He didn't intend..."
Kimberly cut me off. "Didn't intend?? Who gives a damn what he intended? Look what happened because of him!" She pointed toward Johan and glared at me for a few seconds. Then she turned and stomped away, very quickly moving out of sight behind a cluster of trees.
A long silence followed that was punctuated by soft sobs coming from Vinnie. I glanced over at Carl and saw him chewing on his lip the way he did when he was contemplating something that troubled him. I felt the same way. I wanted to let Vinnie off the hook, but it was hard to deny Kimberly's words.
Abruptly, Carl stood up. "I'm going to go get some wood for a fire."
That left me and Vinnie alone. I had no idea what to say, so I voiced the first thing that c
